The love story of Cowherd and Weaver Girl originated in the Western Zhou Dynasty. The Book of Songs? Xiaoya? Dadong first mentioned "Weaver Girl" and "Petunia":
You Han,
There is light in prison.
Peter weaver,
Seven times a day.
Although there are seven things,
Not a newspaper.
Morning glory,
Don't take the box.
In the poem, "Weaver Girl" refers to the three stars in Lyra, which are in the west of the Milky Way, while "Morning Glory" refers to the three stars in the river drum of Aquila, which are across the river from "Weaver Girl". "Weaver Girl" and "Petunia" are extremely bright stars in the sky, which can stimulate people's imagination.
By the Han Dynasty, the story of the Cowherd and the Weaver Girl had spread. Nineteen ancient poems? "All the way Altair" cloud:
Distant Altair, Jiao Jiao Hehan girl.
Skillful hands, make a loom.
There is no chapter all day, and tears are pouring down.
The river is clear and shallow, and there are many differences.
Between water and water, there are no words.
Ying Shao of the Eastern Han Dynasty described the meeting of cowherd and weaver girl at Queqiao on Qixi night in his Custom Pass. In the Southern Dynasties, Liang Yinyun's novels turned their "love" into marriage. Since then, China's historical records, legends of strange people, and note novels have described the story of Cowherd and Weaver Girl more vividly, and Du Fu's poem Cowherd and Weaver Girl has become a classic poem about Qixi:
Morning glory goes out of Hexi, and Weaver Girl goes east.
Who looks the same on Tanabata?
There have been many versions of "Fairy Couple". According to one version, the seventh granddaughter of the Emperor of Heaven, the Weaver Girl, weaves brocade in the east of Tianhe, and the Cowherd grazes cattle in the west of Tianhe. They both worked hard, so God let them get married. However, after they get married, they only care about playing, not farming and knitting. The Emperor of Heaven was furious and separated them from each other on both sides of the river, and asked crows to inform them that they were only allowed to meet once every seven days. Who knows, the crow made a mistake and said that they can only meet on the seventh day of July every year.
Another folk story is closer to the life of ordinary people, and highlights the role of the "old cow": Cowherd is a poor orphan who was abused by his brother Zhang Youcai and his sister-in-law. When they separated, they only got an old cow. But this old cow is a Taurus star in the sky and can speak human words. The old cow told the cowherd, "There is a beautiful weaver girl in the sky, the granddaughter of the Emperor of Heaven and the Queen Mother. Weaver weaves cloth every day, weaving colorful brocade and sky clothes, and often takes a bath in the Milky Way during rest. If you want a hardworking and kind girl to be your wife, you can take away the clothes she left on the shore when Vega takes a shower. "
At that time, the Milky Way was connected with the world. The Cowherd took the Weaver Girl's clothes according to the old cow's instructions. The Weaver Girl was moved by Cowherd's brave behavior and married him. The couple gave birth to a man and a woman, and they lived happily.
Later, when the Emperor of Heaven learned of this incident, he was furious and sent the gods to catch the Weaver Girl. The weaver girl was caught in the sky, but the cowherd couldn't get on, crying with two children. At that time, the old cow was dying. She told the cowherd, "After I die, you can make a dress out of my skin and wear it to heaven."
The cowherd did as the old cow said, and it really went to heaven. He has a son and a daughter on his shoulders, and he is about to catch up with the Weaver Girl. At this time, the heavenly queen tore off the golden hairpin on her head and rowed into the air. Suddenly, a rolling Tianhe appeared. Cowherd and Weaver Girl crossed the river and cried sadly. This cry touched the Emperor, who promised to meet them on the seventh day of July every year.
The night on the seventh day of July is called "Qixi". At this time, in order to help the Weaver family meet, the magpie flew to Tianhe and built a magpie bridge. In the old folk, women had to get together for the Qixi Festival, just as the Chronicle of Jingchu said: "At night, other women tied colorful knots and wore seven-hole needles ... Chen Guaguo begged for cleverness in court." Therefore, "Qixi" is also called "Qiqiao Festival".
In the farming era, people expressed their simple life ideals through the story of cowherd and weaver girl based on the reality that men plow and women weave, while the story of Queqiaoxian, a poet of the Song Dynasty, was strongly emotional:
Thin clouds are clever, flying stars spread grievances, and yinhan sneaked into Chen Cang. On the seventh day of autumn dew and autumn, it is time to meet, mostly those who are together in the world, but the appearance of husband and wife.
Common complaint against acacia, tender feelings like water, meet each other as if it were a dream, when it is hard to see the bridge. If the relationship between two people is long-lasting, it is still a matter of time. I hope it helps you. 、、! ! ! ~~