Qixi七夕
The night the Herd Boy and Weaver Girl meet, when women prayed for skill.
- When
- Seventh day of the seventh lunar month
七月七日，為牽牛織女聚會之夜。
Jing Chu Sui Shi Ji
What it is
An old record calls this the night the two stars meet. People set out melons and prayed for skill with the needle, and a spider’s web on the melon was a good sign.
In Song dynasty Kaifeng the markets sold small clay dolls called mohele.
Coming dates
Worked out from the lunar calendar in China time.
- 2026Wed 19 August
- 2027Sun 8 August
- 2028Sat 26 August
- 2029Thu 16 August
- 2030Mon 5 August
Sources Jing Chu Sui Shi Ji; Dong Jing Meng Hua Lu; Yan Jing Sui Shi Ji.