Time passed by visiting relatives and friends, and in a blink of an eye, it came to the fifteenth day of the first lunar month.

Today is the first important festival after the Spring Festival, the Lantern Festival, also known as the Yuan Festival, the Little New Year, the Lantern Festival or the Lantern Festival.

The origin of the word "Yuanxiao" is because the first month is the first month of the lunar calendar, and the ancients called the night "xiao", so the first full moon night of the year, the 15th day of the first month, is called the Lantern Festival.

The Lantern Festival has existed more than 2,000 years ago, and it has been a very important festival since ancient times.

There are many customs on the Lantern Festival, such as eating Lantern Festival, making lanterns, guessing lantern riddles, playing dragon lanterns, dancing lions, chasing rats and so on.

Although the atmosphere of the Lantern Festival today is far less lively than in ancient times, the customs of eating Lantern Festival, making lanterns, or going to lantern festivals are still very popular and popular with people.

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This morning, after Li Fan got up, Su Qing was still asleep. Li Fan didn't wake her up, and went out of the room alone.

After running around in the village, I picked some flowers and made a simple bouquet to give to Su Qing.

It is February and many flowers have not bloomed yet, so the bouquets made by Li Fan are not so beautiful, but they are better than picking them by hand, not making them by hand.

Back to the room with the bouquet, Su Qing was still not awake. However, according to Su Qing's habit, he should wake up soon.

Sure enough, not long after Li Fan sat down by the bed, Su Qing opened his eyes in a daze.

After Su Qing saw the bouquet in Li Fan's hand, she whispered "Yeah", thinking that she was dazzled, so she rubbed her eyes and looked again. It was really a bunch of flowers.

Li Fan smiled, and said: "Love, for you."

Su Qing sat up and took the bouquet from Li Fan.

Yanran smiled.

In an instant, Li Fan felt that the bunch of flowers was overshadowed, and said, "Love, you can't laugh anymore. If you laugh again, the flowers in your hand will wither."

Su Qing gave Li Fan a glance and said, "These flowers are so beautiful and very fragrant, no wonder I just smelled a scent of flowers. Oh, by the way, why did you think of sending me a bunch of flowers early in the morning?"

Although she was pleasantly surprised when she received the flower, she couldn't help but be a little curious about the reason.

Li Fan smiled and said, "Because today is a good day."

"Good day?" Su Qing thought, today is the Lantern Festival, but it is indeed a good day.

But, are there any flowers for girlfriend on Lantern Festival? Su Qing looked at Li Fan speechlessly, but her heart was very sweet.

Li Fan naturally knew what Su Qing was thinking, and said with a smile: "It's true that today is the Lantern Festival, but today can also be regarded as another festival."

"Another holiday?" Su Qing was taken aback when she heard it, and after thinking about it for a long time, she couldn't remember what holiday it would be today? He wondered: "What holiday is it today?"

Li Fan smiled slightly and said, "Today is our own Valentine's Day in China."

"Valentine's Day?" Su Qing was even more puzzled, and said, "Isn't our own Valentine's Day, the day of Qixi Festival? How could it be today?"

Li Fan shook his head and said, "It is not appropriate to say that Qixi Festival is Valentine's Day. There are two festivals, which are more suitable for our own Valentine's Day."

This statement made Su Qing even more surprised. With big eyes blinking, she asked: "Two festivals? Which two? One of them is the Lantern Festival?"

Li Fan nodded and said: "Yes, the Lantern Festival is actually more suitable to be called Valentine's Day than the Qixi Festival. And another festival...Do you know the Shangsi Festival? It is also commonly known as March 3?"

"Shangsi Festival? March 3?" Su Qing shook her head and said, "I don't seem to have heard of it."

Li Fan nodded and said secretly: "Sure enough, I haven't heard of it. Now it seems that not many people know about this festival."

Not only in this world, but also in past lives. In many people's minds, Chinese Valentine's Day is the Qixi Festival, which is actually inappropriate.

Although the Qixi Festival is related to the love story of "Niu Lang" and "Weaver Girl", it is not for granted that Qixi is a Valentine's Day because of this love story.

Besides, there are still two Cowherd and Vega who can never meet.

Qixi Festival, also known as Qiqiao Festival. In addition to the story of the Cowherd and the Weaver Girl, what is more important is the begging for cleverness. It is a girl who begs for wisdom and dexterity.

Or perhaps we are begging the "Weaver Girl" for cleverness, because the Weaver Girl is the goddess of weaving and is known for her wisdom and dexterity.

It can be seen that the custom of Qixi Festival commemorates the person "Weaver Girl" more than the love between her and Cowherd.

Qixi Festival is a women's festival, it has nothing to do with men, and it has nothing to do with love or love.

At most, the woman begged for her marriage while begging for wisdom and dexterity.

Therefore, it is inappropriate to regard Qixi Festival as Valentine's Day.

The Lantern Festival and the Shangsi Festival are romantic festivals that are more suitable to be called "Valentine's Day".

First, the Lantern Festival.

In ancient times, unmarried women, especially the ladies and Xiaojiabiyu, were "three steps away from the boudoir" and were rarely allowed to go out.

But on the day of the Lantern Festival, unmarried women can go out for fun.

The lantern viewing at night is a good opportunity for friendship. It is also a good opportunity for unmarried men and women to get to know each other.

Everyone, young ladies, Xiaojiabiyu, and young talents, shuttled through the romantic lantern festival, looking for their favorite objects.

In addition, during the Lantern Festival, it is also an opportunity for young men and women to meet their lovers.

Obviously, the Lantern Festival is more suitable to be called "Valentine's Day".

Secondly, the Shangsi Festival, which is the third day of March.

Like the Lantern Festival, on the third day of March, unmarried women can also go out.

Watching lanterns during the Lantern Festival, and going out on the third day of March.

On this day, everyone from the emperor and the princes to the common people stopped working, put on new clothes, bathed and worshiped their ancestors, and then went out to enjoy the spring and have fun together.

Countless single men and women can meet, get acquainted, know each other, and fall in love on this day.

This is the most romantic day.

Therefore, the third day of March can also be called "Valentine's Day", which is even more suitable than the Lantern Festival.

If you take the third day of March and compare it with the Qixi Festival on the seventh day of July.

First of all, "March 3" is derived from the ancient mythology of Fuxi and Nüwa, which is more than 1,000 years earlier than the earliest record of "July Seven", Ge Hong's "Xijing Zaji" of the Eastern Jin Dynasty.

Secondly, the third day of March is in the spring, while the Qixi Festival is in the summer.

Compared with the scorching summer of "July Flowing Fire", the willows and the warm spring are obviously more suitable for dating.

In summary, it is obviously more appropriate to call the Lantern Festival and the Shangsi Festival, especially the Shangsi Festival, "Valentine's Day" than the Qixi Festival.

Of course, for lovers who really fall in love, which holiday is "Valentine's Day", it doesn't really matter.

As there is a saying, for lovers who truly love each other, every day is "Valentine's Day".

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