The Qixi Festival, also known as the Chinese Valentine's Day, falls on the seventh day
of the seventh lunar month on the Chinese calendar.
There's a romantic love story associated with Qixi.
It says that a fairy named Zhi Nu, who lived in heaven, fell in love with a cow herder
named Niu Lang during her trip to earth.
Zhi Nu decided to settle down on earth and lead an ordinary life with Niu Lang.
However, love between ordinary people and fairy gods is forbidden.
They were punished by the heavenly gods and turned into stars located on opposite sides
of the galaxy, watching each other from the impassable distance.
They are permitted to meet each other only on the seventh day of the seventh month each year.
Magpies gather and make a bridge across the galaxy for them.
Qixi is the most romantic one among all the traditional Chinese festivals.
Chinese recall the loyalty of love and wish for happiness on the festival.