When is Qixi Festival?
Qixi Festival 2027 is on Sunday, August 8, 2027.
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A romantic festival from the legend of the Cowherd and the Weaver Girl, who meet once a year across the Milky Way.
How the date is set: The 7th day of the 7th Chinese month (August).
The date in other years
A short history
The Qixi Festival (Chinese: 七夕; pinyin: Qīxī; lit. 'Seventh Night [of the seventh month]'), also known as the Qiqiao Festival (Chinese: 乞巧; pinyin: Qǐqiǎo; lit. 'Beseeching craftsmanship'), is a Chinese festival celebrating the annual meeting of Zhinü and Niulang in Chinese mythology. The festival is celebrated on the seventh day of the seventh month on the Chinese lunisolar calendar.
From Wikipedia’s article Qixi Festival, by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0.
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Sources
- Hong Kong Observatory: Gregorian–Lunar calendar conversion tables Dates
- Wikipedia: Qixi Festival Short history (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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