The "Double Seven Festival" is a traditional Chinese festival. It has a longer history than the 1 of Valentine's Day in the West.
The origin of this festival is related to a cowboy and a weaving girl, whose love story has become a part of the Chinese culture. 2 there are many different versions of the story, the most popular one begins with a poor cowboy. Living with his elder and 3 brother, who treated him badly, the cowboy looked after an old cow every day. Though life was tough and boring, he put up with it in silence, without complaining.
Unluckily, even such a hard life didn't last long. His brother got rid of him and all he got was the old cow. Although they couldn't talk to each other, they 4 on each other for company. One day, miracle happened. The old cow started talking and told him that there would be seven fairies coming down to the Earth to 5 in a pond. All he should do was to 6 the dress of one of the fairies. Then that fairy would be his wife. 7 but excited, the cowboy followed the cow's advice.
Every day the cowboy went to work 8 the fairy wove cloth at home. However, their 9 life came to an end when the Heavenly Goddess learned about it. She took the weaving girl away and drew a line in the sky that turned into the Milky Way, which 10 the cowboy meeting her wife. Due to the strong reaction from the young 11 , the Goddess finally allowed them to see each other only once a year. The day was on the seventh day of the seventh month. That is 12 the Double Seven Festival came into being.
Although the love story doesn't end up with a happy ending, it is to be told from one 13 to another. It reminds people to cherish every moment 14 with their loved ones and not to regret until we 15 them.
