Taiwanese Valentine's Day

Today is the 7th day of the 7th lunar month, and this is a festival full of romance. It often goes into August in Western calendary. Also it origante from the land of nowaday chine, but in Japan, it is not a Valentine's day. They just call it たなばた, and it is for Western calendary on July 7th. Now there is only 仙台七夕花火まつり.
Long, long ago, there was a cowherd named Niu Lang. He is poor but hard working. The ox was actually an immortal from the Heaven. He made mistakes in the Heaven and was punished as an ox in the Earth. One day, the ox suddenly said to the cowherd, "You are a nice person. If you want to get married, go to the brook and your wish will be come true." The cowherd went to the brook and saw all 7 pretty daughters of Emperor came down from Heaven and took a bath in there. Fascinated by the youngest and also the most beautiful one, he took away her fairy clothes secretly. The other six fairies went away after bath. The youngest couldn't fly back without her fairy clothes. Then the cowherd appeared and told her that he would not return her clothes unless she promised to be his wife. After a little hesitation and with a mixture of shyness and eagerness, she agreed to the request from this man. So they married and had two children two years later.
One day, the old ox was dying and told the cowherd that he should keep his hide for emergency purpose. The Emperor found the sky's not that beautiful as before without the 7th daughter weaving clouds and rainbows. He wanted his daughter's grandmother to find the missing daughter and to bring her back. . While the 7th princess was flying to the Heaven with her grandmother, the cowboy wore the ox hide, took his children in two bamboo baskets with his wife's old fairy clothes and chased after his wife in the sky. The grandmother made a milky way in the sky with her hairpin, which kept them separated. The 7th princess was moved to the star Vega (The swooping - Eagle) in the Lyra (Harp) constellation. And the cowherd with his two children stayed in the star Altair (Flying one) in the Aquila (Eagle) constellation. The star of Vega is also known as the Weaving Maid Star and the star of Altair is as the Cowherd Star in chine.

I don't want to comment on the behavior of this cowherd. To me, he violated the criminal law. Yet in ancient there, girls always been humble, and can be traded any of the items. It was nothing to describe. And it is actually kind of ironic because this day was originally about a sad story of two lovers who could only meet once a year. However, this day has become a new Valentine's Day in Taiwan, because people always celebrate it as a romantic day. As for the chinois valentine's day is on January 15th of Lunar calendary, Lantern festival. But we don't think the lantern festival is the valentine's day.
So happy valentine's day to you all, my friends.