輕鬆華語GO: 七夕的故事 The Original Story Behind ‘Qixi’

Qīngqing: Zuìjìn hǎo duō cāntīng dōu tuīchū Qīxī tàocān, lián yǐnliàodiàn yě yǒu huódòng.

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華華：對啊，現在大家都把七夕當成華人的情人節。

Huáhua: Duì a, xiànzài dàjiā dōu bǎ Qīxī dàngchéng Huárén de Qíngrénjié.

清清：我一直以為七夕本來就是情人節，難道不是嗎？

Qīngqing: Wǒ yìzhí yǐwéi Qīxī běnlái jiù shì Qíngrénjié, nándào bú shì ma?

華華：其實不是。以前的人會在這一天向織女祈求心靈手巧，所以七夕又叫乞巧節。

Huáhua: Qíshí bú shì. Yǐqián de rén huì zài zhè yì tiān xiàng Zhīnǚ qíqiú xīnlíng shǒuqiǎo, suǒyǐ Qīxī yòu jiào Qǐqiǎo Jié.

清清：原來如此，那牛郎和織女的故事呢？

Qīngqing: Yuánlái rúcǐ, nà Niúláng hé Zhīnǚ de gùshì ne?

華華：後來大家把這個傳說和七夕結合，慢慢就變成現在熟悉的情人節了。

Huáhua: Hòulái dàjiā bǎ zhège chuánshuō hé Qīxī jiéhé, mànmàn jiù biàn chéng xiànzài shúxī de Qíngrénjié le.

清清：沒想到一個節日，背後還有這麼多故事。

Qīngqing: Méi xiǎngdào yí ge jiérì, bèihòu hái yǒu zhème duō gùshì.

華華：所以今年過七夕的時候，除了吃大餐，也可以跟朋友分享這個有趣的由來。

Huáhua: Suǒyǐ jīnnián guò Qīxī de shíhou, chúle chī dàcān, yě kěyǐ gēn péngyǒu fēnxiǎng zhège yǒuqù de yóulái.

翻譯 Translation

Qingqing: Lots of restaurants are offering Qixi set meals lately, and even drink shops have special promotions.

Huahua: That’s right. Nowadays, most people celebrate Qixi as Chinese Valentine’s Day.

Qingqing: I always thought Qixi had always been Valentine’s Day. Or am I wrong?

Huahua: Not exactly. In the past, people prayed to the Weaver Girl for wisdom and skillful hands, so Qixi was also known as the Qiqiao Festival.

Qingqing: I see. Then what about the story of the Cowherd and the Weaver Girl?

Huahua: Later, that legend became closely associated with Qixi, and over time the festival came to be known as Chinese Valentine’s Day.

Qingqing: I had no idea there was so much history behind this festival.

Huahua: This year, besides enjoying a nice meal, you can also share its interesting origin story with your friends.