Chinese Valentine's Day falls on the seventh day of the seventh month of the lunar calendar. In China, this day is also known as "The Begging Festival".
阴历7月7日是中国的情人节——七夕。在中国，七夕又称“乞巧节”。——七夕节的不同英文名称翻译
The seventh daughter of the Emperor of Heaven, the Weaving Maid, and an orphaned cowherd were separated by the Emperor; the girl was forced to move to the star Vega and the cowherd, to the star Altair. They were only allowed to meet on the magpie bridge over the Milky Way once a year on the day of seventh day of seventh lunar month - Chinese Valentine's Day.
三言两语说七夕：两情若是久长时
夏天的夜晚，只要不是在上海这个空气质量不好的城市里，其实都是可以清晰地看见横跨天空的那一条亮闪闪的银河。七夕的当晚，你看到织女星和牛郎星在哪里了吗？
织女星的学名是Vega，而牛郎星的学名是Altair。织女星座其实由五颗星星组成，“星座”这个词在英语中就是constellation——看出这个词的词根了么？
七夕“乞巧”的风俗由来已久，年轻女孩子们在这一天乞求的，不仅仅是巧夺天工的好手艺，还会乞求一段美好姻缘。似乎是TVB剧中经常出现七夕之夜女子祈求姻缘的桥段~不知道今年七夕，有多少人会在星空之下默默祈祷呢？
On that night, unmarried girls prayed to the Weaving Maid star for the special gift. When the star Vega was high up in the sky, girls performed a small test by placing a needle on the water's surface: If the needle did not sink, the girl was considered to be ready to find a husband. Once a year, on this day, girls could wish for anything their hearts desired.
