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七夕情人节ChineseValentine'sDay
Thefestivalhasitsoriginfromaromantictragedy.Asthestorygoes,oncetherewasacowherd,Niulang,wholivedwithhiselderbrotherandsister-in-law.Butshedislikedandabusedhim,andtheboywasforcedtoleavehomewithonlyanoldcowforpany.Thecow,however,wasaformergodwhohadviolatedimperialrulesandwassenttoearthinbovineform.
OnedaythecowledNiulangtoalakewherefairiestookabathonearth.AmongthemwasZhinu,themostbeautifulfairyandaskilledseamstress.
Thetwofellinloveatfirstsightandweresoonmarried.TheyhadasonanddaughterandtheirhappylifewasheldupasanexampleforhundredsofyearsinChina.
YetintheeyesoftheJadeEmperor,theSupremeDeityinTaoism,marriagebetweenamortalandfairywasstrictlyforbidden.HesenttheempresstofetchZhinu.