Why send a comb on Tanabata Festival

As we all know, since ancient times, the Chinese in the Tanabata Festival must be a comb as a gift to love, why Tanabata must send a comb, there are many people do not know why.

Tanabata Festival originated from the story of the Cowherd and the Weaver Girl. According to legend, on the seventh day of the seventh lunar month, the weather is warm and the vegetation is fragrant. It is when the Weaver Girl and the Cowherd meet on the Magpie Bridge in the sky. The Double Seventh Festival is also known as the Chinese Valentine's Day because of its association with love.

"Fibre cloud make Qiao, fly star pass hate, Yin Han way dark cross. When the golden wind and jade dew meet, they will win the world." Tanabata Festival is one of the most romantic traditional Chinese festivals. It is also the day that Chinese girls attach the most importance to. Girls in this romantic night, facing the sky Lang Lang moon, put the seasonal fruits, worship, begging the goddess of heaven can give them intelligent mind and dextrous hands, but also beg for love marriage marriage opportunistic match.

In the past marriage for women is the decision of life happiness or not life event, so, the world's countless men and women will be in this evening, night quiet people deep moments, to the stars to pray for their marriage, the gift to express love - comb.