Mulberry picking, textile, multicolored, women, melons and fruits, treasures, etc. , there is no literature to record the specific function.
The Journey to the West, a novel in Ming Dynasty, also mentioned the specific names of the Seven Immortals: "Red Immortal, Tsing Yi Immortal, plain clothes Immortal, Soap Immortal, Purple Immortal, Huang Xian, and Green Immortal", and thought that the Seven Immortals were dressed in seven colors, which seemed to be related to the seven colors.
In cultural allusions, color is mainly related to cutting and dyeing. In the later period, folklore, including The Journey to the West, a novel of Ming Dynasty, thought that the image of Seven Sisters could only emit various colors. The later period of the Seven Immortals is related to color.
Extended information and festivals related to the Seven Fairies: Valentine's Day in China
Valentine's Day in China is the earliest love festival in the world. It is a traditional folk custom in China to sit and watch the morning glory and the weaver girl, visit friends in the boudoir, worship the weaver girl, seek marriage, learn needlework, and pray for blessings. In ancient times, when the Cowherd and the Weaver Girl met at the "Queqiao Bridge" on Qixi night, countless sentient men and women in the world would pray for happiness in marriage before the stars.
Valentine's Day in China originated in China, and it is also celebrated in some Asian countries influenced by China culture, such as Japan, Korean Peninsula and Viet Nam. On May 20th, 2006, China Valentine's Day was listed in the first batch of national intangible cultural heritage by People's Republic of China (PRC) and the State Council.
In the Han Dynasty, Tanabata was endowed with the humanistic connotation of love women Vega's begging for wisdom and formed the custom of begging for cleverness on Tanabata, so it was also called "begging for cleverness". For example, Ge Hong's Miscellanies of Xijing in the Eastern Jin Dynasty recorded that "women in the Han Dynasty often put seven-hole needles upstairs on July 7, and everyone did it", which is the earliest record of begging for cleverness seen in ancient literature. Therefore, the seventh day of July is also called Begging Festival.
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