National Citizen Day falls on the 7th of the 7th lunar month every year and this year National Citizen Day is on the 25th of the 8th lunar month.
Citizen Day ( Qixi Festival in English) has been known for more than 2,000 years in China, originating from a romantic story from the Han Dynasty (206 BC - 220 SCN).
Origin of National Day
The Citizen Day revolves around the story of Chuc Nu - the youngest daughter of the powerful goddess and Nguu Lang - a poor poor buffalo herder.
Ngu Lang met Chuc Nu and fell in love with each other, then got married, spent happy years together, had 1 son and 1 daughter.
But one day, the Lady had to return to heaven under the orders of the royal mother. The couple is separated by a river, which is the boundary between the two worlds of the super typhoon.
moved by the love of Ngu Lang and Chuc Nu, the evil birds helped the couple meet by creating a bridge on the river for Ngu Lang to cross the river.
Ngu Lang's love moved the mother and finally allowed the couple to meet once a year on the 7th day of the 7th lunar month.
The love story of Ngu Lang and Chuc Nu has inspired many generations in China with many different strange stories.
Rehearsal dishes for the occasion of the National Fireworks Festival
Many customs are associated with the National Day.
According to tradition, this is the day women wear traditional Chinese costumes in Chinese with a wide-sleeved jacket, a belt around their waist and spend the whole day preparing objects including tea, wine and flowers along with many types of fruits to offer to the Lady's Supper and pray.
single women will pray to meet a good partner, the newlyweds will hope to have children.
There are many customs onburden Day related to dishes and changes by region, according to Timeout.
The most popular Saturday dish in China is rice paper. The most typical dish for the National Day holiday in China is made from flour, sugar, honey... shaped in different shapes and fried. Everyone believes that eating banh sa khoc will help the couple Nguu Lang - Chuc Nu reunite on O Thuoc bridge.
