Time passed in the mutual visits of relatives and friends, and in a blink of an eye, it came to the fifteenth day of the first lunar month. Pen, fun, pavilion www. biquge。 info

Today is the first important festival after the Spring Festival, the Lantern Festival, also known as the Shangyuan Festival, the Little New Year's Month, the New Year's Day or the Lantern Festival.

The origin of the word "Lantern Festival" is because the first month of the first month is the first month of the lunar calendar, and the ancients called the night "Xiao", so the first full moon night of the year, the fifteenth day of the first month, is called the Lantern Festival.

The Lantern Festival has been around for more than 2,000 years, and it has been a very important festival since ancient times.

There are also many customs on the day of the Lantern Festival, such as eating Lantern Festival, making lanterns, guessing lantern riddles, playing dragon lanterns, lion dances, chasing rats and so on.

Although the atmosphere of the Lantern Festival is far less lively than in ancient times, the customs such as eating Lantern Festival, making lanterns, or visiting the lantern festival are still very popular and popular with people.

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Early this morning, after Li Fan got up, Su Qing was still asleep, Li Fan didn't wake her up, and went out of the room door alone.

After running around the village, I picked some flowers and made a simple bouquet to give to Su Qing.

It's February now, and many flowers haven't bloomed yet, so the bouquet made by Li Fan is not very beautiful, but it is better to pick it by hand, and make it by hand.

took the bouquet back to the room, but Su Qing still hadn't woken up yet. However, according to Su Qing's habits, he should wake up soon.

Sure enough, not long after Li Fan sat down on the edge of the bed, Su Qing opened his eyes in a daze.

After Su Qing saw the bouquet in Li Fan's hand, he let out a low cry, thinking that he was dazzled, rubbed his eyes and looked again, it was really a bouquet of flowers.

Li Fan smiled and said, "Love, for you." ”

Su Qing sat up and took the bouquet from Li Fan's hand,

Yan Ran smiled.

In an instant, Li Fan felt that the bouquet of flowers was overshadowed, and said: "Love, you can't laugh anymore, if you laugh again, the flowers in your hands will wither." ”

Su Qing glanced at Li Fan and said, "These flowers are so beautiful and fragrant, no wonder I just smelled a burst of floral fragrance." Oh, by the way, why did you think of giving me a bouquet of flowers so early in the morning?"

Although she was pleasantly surprised to receive the flowers, she couldn't help but be a little curious about the reason.

Li Fan smiled and said, "Because today is a good day." ”

"Good day?" Su Qing thought, today is the Lantern Festival, but it is indeed a good day.

It's just that there are flowers for your girlfriend during the Lantern Festival? Su Qing glanced at Li Fan a little speechlessly, but his heart was very sweet.

Li Fan naturally knew what Su Qing was thinking, and said with a smile: "Today is the Lantern Festival, yes, but today can also be regarded as another festival." ”

"Another holiday?" Su Qing was stunned after hearing this, and after thinking about it for a long time, he couldn't remember what kind of festival it would be today, so he asked suspiciously: "What festival is it today?"

Li Fan smiled slightly and said, "Today is our own Valentine's Day. ”

"Valentine's Day?" Su Qing was even more puzzled, and said, "Our own Valentine's Day, isn't it the day of Qixi Festival?

Li Fan shook his head and said: "It's not appropriate to say that the day of Qixi Festival is Valentine's Day. There are two festivals that are more suitable as our own Valentine's Day. ”

This statement made Su Qing even more surprised, his big eyes blinked, and he asked: "Two festivals, which two? One of them is the Lantern Festival?"

Li Fan nodded and said: "That's right, the Lantern Festival is actually more suitable to be called Valentine's Day than the Qixi Festival." And another holiday...... Do you know the Shangsi Festival, which is commonly known as the third day of March?

"Shangsi Festival?March 3rd?" Su Qing shook his head and said, "I don't seem to have heard of it." ”

Li Fan nodded and said secretly: "Sure enough, I haven't heard of it, and it seems that not many people know about this festival now." ”

Not only this world, but also the previous life, in many people's impressions, China's Valentine's Day is the Qixi Festival, in fact, this is inappropriate.

Although the Qixi Festival is related to the love story of "The Cowherd" and "The Weaver Girl", it cannot be taken for granted that Qixi Festival is Valentine's Day because of this love story.

Besides, they are still two Cowherd and Vega who will never meet.

Qixi Festival, also known as the Qiqiao Festival. In addition to the story of the Cowherd and the Weaver Girl, what is more important is the begging skill, it is the girl who begs for wisdom and dexterity from the heavens.

Or it is begging for the "Weaver Girl", because the Weaver Girl is the goddess of textiles, famous for her wisdom and ingenuity.

It can be seen that the customs of the Qixi Festival commemorate more of the person "Weaver Girl" than the love between her and the Cowherd.

The Qixi Festival is a women's festival, and it has nothing to do with men, let alone love.

At most, the woman begged for wisdom and dexterity at the same time, and begged for her own marriage by the way.

Therefore, it is inappropriate to regard the Qixi Festival as Valentine's Day.

The Lantern Festival and Shangsi Festival are romantic festivals, which are more suitable to be called "Valentine's Day".

First of all, the Lantern Festival.

In ancient times, unmarried women, especially the ladies and small jasper, were "three steps out of the boudoir" and were rarely allowed to go out.

But on the day of the Lantern Festival, unmarried women can go out to play.

The lanterns at night are a good opportunity for socializing. It is also a good opportunity for unmarried men and women to get to know each other.

Everyone's ladies, small jasper, young talents, shuttle in the romantic lantern festival, looking for their favorite object.

In addition, during the Lantern Festival, it is also a time for young men and women to meet their lovers.

Obviously, the Lantern Festival is more suitable to be called "Valentine's Day".

Secondly, the Shangsi Festival, which is the third day of the third month of March.

Like the Lantern Festival, on the third day of the third month of March, unmarried women can also go out.

The Lantern Festival is to see the lanterns, and on the third day of the third month of March, it is to go out.

On this day, from the princes of the Son of Heaven to the common people, they all stopped working, put on new clothes, bathed and worshiped their ancestors, and then went out to enjoy the spring and have fun together.

Countless single men and women can meet, meet, know and fall in love on this day.

It was the most romantic day.

Therefore, the third day of the third month of March can also be called "Valentine's Day", which is even more suitable than the Lantern Festival.

If you compare it with the Qixi Festival on the seventh day of the seventh month of July.

First of all, "March 3rd" is derived from the myths of Fuxi and Nuwa in ancient times, which is more than 1,000 years earlier than the earliest record of "July 7th", Ge Hong's "Xijing Miscellaneous Records" of the Eastern Jin Dynasty.

Secondly, the third day of March is in the spring, while the Tanabata is in the summer.

Compared with the scorching summer of "July Fire", the spring of willows and flowers is obviously more suitable for falling in love.

To sum up, it is obviously more appropriate to call the Lantern Festival and the Shangsi Festival, especially the Shangsi Festival, "Valentine's Day".

Of course, for lovers who are truly in love, it doesn't really matter which holiday is "Valentine's Day".

As the saying goes, for lovers who truly love each other, every day is "Valentine's Day".

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