Qixi Festival

[endoftheroad 1]

August 26th (or July 7th on lunar calendar) is Chinese traditional Valentine's Day [Double Seven/Qixi Festival 七夕節]. Anyone besides me sending a gift?

[Eric & Jin 10]

August 26th (or July 7th on lunar calendar) is Chinese traditional Valentine's Day [Double Seven/Qixi Festival 七夕節]. Anyone besides me sending a gift?

This year has been very hard for me to nail down the exact date - it always falls on the 7th day of the 7th Lunar month but depending on which source that you look at, that translates into either Aug. 20 or Aug 26th this year. So I thought that I would be safe and give my wife her flowers and chocolates tomorrow

Edited August 19, 2009 by Eric & Jin

[endoftheroad 1]

2009 Chinese Valentine's Day occurs on August 26,2009.

http://www.chinapage.com/festival/qixi.html

http://www.chinalyst.net/node/74779

http://www.cctv.com/english/special/excl/2...19/112473.shtml

http://www.chinesetools.eu/tools/chineseca...&annee=2009

http://www.cbw.com/

http://daysuntil.com/Qi-Xi/index.html

http://www.wikio.co.uk/lifestyle/travel/tourism/ctrip.com

Pretty sure they are not all wrong.

[endoftheroad 1]

I admit I remembered with the help of this email notification from my fave China flower/gift company:

From: info@cnflowernet.com [mailto:info@cnflowernet.com]

Sent: Wednesday, August 19, 2009 3:33 AM

Subject: August 26th is Chinese traditional Valentine's Day.

Importance: Low

Hi,

Thank you very much for your past visits and orders.

As you may or may not know, this August 26th (or July 7th on lunar calendar) is Chinese traditional Valentine's Day. It is a perfect time to send flowers and express your feelings to your loved ones in China.

Thank you for your time and attention.

China flower net-deliver flowers & gifts anywhere in china

url: http://www.CNflowerNet.com

email: info@CNflowerNet.com

[Mike and Yan 0]

I'm thinking that

我的妻子 燕

will arrive in USA.

have not confirmed it yet....keep fingers crossed for her decision!!!

I ask you....

what could be better then getting my wife for Valentine's Day??

[youtube 0]

nice thing to do, but I believe most chinese don't even know about it. maybe the older generation but my survey is that most only know about Feb 14th!

[endoftheroad 1]

nice thing to do, but I believe most chinese don't even know about it. maybe the older generation but my survey is that most only know about Feb 14th!

You're kidding right? I think many more Chinese know about Qixi Festival than the American Valentine's Day, by far.

[endoftheroad 1]

Placed my China flowers order today, one for mama (get well soon) and one for my girls. They are all going to a lot of events now for the festival.

[garfield529 47]

If your girl is in any of the major cities, they know about it...trust me. There are lots of advertisements running in Chongqing and Shanghai that I have seen. Candle for Love has a discount through a supplier: http://candleforlove.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=11002

The prices are exceptional and it does work. It is hard to beat these prices..and what better way to surprise your sweetheart than flowers....of course you will probably be told it is a "waste of money."

[Mike and Yan 0]

I'm thinking that

我的妻子 燕

will arrive in USA.

have not confirmed it yet....keep fingers crossed for her decision!!!

I ask you....

what could be better then getting my wife for Valentine's Day??

didn't work out.....

sent a 七夕節 email she won't see for a week while traveling the countryside saying goodbye

[endoftheroad 1]

I'm thinking that

我的妻子 燕

will arrive in USA.

have not confirmed it yet....keep fingers crossed for her decision!!!

I ask you....

what could be better then getting my wife for Valentine's Day??

didn't work out.....

sent a 七夕節 email she won't see for a week while traveling the countryside saying goodbye

soon, soon