Qi Xi Festival (Chinese Valentine's Day)
Today is Qi Xi Festival (七夕節 ; qī xī jié)! Also known in recent years as the Chinese Valentine’s Day. Falling on the 7th day of the 7th month on the Chinese (Lunar) calendar, it is sometimes known as the ‘Double Seven Festival’. In Japan, it is called the ‘Tanabata Festival’. This year in 2009,…