MY DEAR VALENTINE

 Celebrate Chinese Valentines Day This Year on “August 26″

We all know that Valentine day is celebrated on 14th of February. But celebrating Chinese Valentine day is very much different than just merely exchanging gifts among the couples. The Chinese valentine day is celebrated by following the traditional rituals and manners. The Chinese Valentine Day is known as “Qi Qiao Jie” and is celebrated according to the Chinese lunar calender.  As per the calender every year on the seventh eve of seventh month.

Chinese Valentine Day Celebration

Celebrate Chinese valentine day with your sweetheart. Do you want to know how to celebrate this special day? The best way to celebrate Chinese valentine day is in the traditional manner. Thus, include traditional fashion clothes of Chinese to maintain the mood. Young girls display their skill of needlework and make different kinds of creative things like paper flowers, potteries etc. They also burn perfumed incense sticks and offer fruit to night sky. Sometimes people also cook horse beans and share them with their neighbors. This is because there are many people who consider Chinese valentine Day as the holiday of friendship.

If you are wondering why these steps are involved in Chinese Valentine day it is all because of different kinds of folk lore. According to the most popular folk lore the seven beautiful daughters of Heaven  fell in love with cowherd when they were visiting earth during holidays. According to other folk lore Chinese Valentine Day is celebrated when fairy Zinhu meet her lover and magpies come in helping the couple by making a bridge connecting the galaxy and the earth so that they can meet and reunite their souls.

Chinese Valentine Day Gift Idea

Chinese valentine day is celebrated in a different way, thus the gift ideas must carry  a different  way and demands to catch in Chinese way. Some of the innovative Chinese valentine day gift idea are as follows:

• Love gift box: This is one of the most unique Chinese valentine day gift idea. It is an over sized and sterling fortune cookie decorated with red silky rose petals. The box is designed carefully so that it can be easily opened and your sweetheart can open it and your special secret message is revealed written on parchment scroll.
• Personalized Silver Fortune Cookie: We all want our special one to have a good fortune. Thus, gift the most special person of our life with silver fortune cookie. Thus, what are you waiting for? Jot down the fortune of your love and it will be carefully tucked inside.
• Miles Couple Coffee Mug Set: It is said that distant relationship poses lots of problems. But don’t worry with this couples coffee mug set your love will grow stronger and stronger. The mugs will be cherished by both of you. Whenever you will take a look at these mugs you will remind how much you two are madly in love with each other and wait to see in each other’s arm. You can also add a message card to give a personalized card.

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