I would like to know, please, on which day Valentine's Day will
fall (the 7th Day of the 7th Lunar month) because I am finding
different dates everywhere I look.
Tanja Cilia
Malta?? Europe
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Dear Reader:
Chinese Valentine's Day (or "Qi Qiao Jie ") falls on the seventh
day of the seventh month of the lunar calendar (August according to
the Gregorian calendar). It will fall on August 19th this year. As
is the custom elsewhere in the world, this is a day devoted to
romance.
In China, this day is also known as "The Begging Festival" or
"The Daughter's Festival." It is an important day for girls. In the
evening, girls prepare melons and fruit before worship and prayers
for a good marriage.
On Chinese Valentine's Day, couples go to matchmaker temples to
pray for everlasting love and marriage. Even single people will
frequent the temple for luck in love.
(China.org.cn February 28, 2007)