Legend has it that the weaver girl is the seventh daughter of the queen mother, that is, the seven fairies. Cowherd is just a child of a poor family on the earth, living alone with an old cow. Once, fairies secretly went to the earth to play. When they saw a lake, they took a bath in it. At this time, the cowherd passed by the lake and picked up the clothes of the seven fairies. When her seven fairies were ready to get dressed, they found that the clothes were missing, and she therefore delayed her return to heaven. So, I stayed on earth. Cowherd and Weaver Girl fell in love with each other as soon as they met.
So the weaver girl and the cowherd became husband and wife on earth and gave birth to a man and a woman. However, people are different from fairies, and the marriage between the seven fairies and the cowherd is not allowed by heaven. The jade emperor sent someone to take the seven fairies back to heaven. When the seven fairies were taken away, the cowherd ran after them with a pair of children. Just as she was about to catch up, the Queen Mother cast a spell and drew a galaxy to block the way of the Cowherd.
So the Cowherd and the Weaver Girl parted. After all, the seven fairies are the daughters of the Queen Mother. After her daughter died, she looked unhappy and was moved by the feelings of the cowherd and the weaver girl. So she made an exception and allowed the Cowherd and the Weaver Girl to meet at the Magpie Bridge on the seventh day of July every year. As a result, the seventh day of July has also become a folk Valentine's Day, which has been spread to modern times.
The story of Cowherd and Weaver Girl reflects people's yearning for sincere love stories. Even if things are difficult, people still hope that all lovers will be well.