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(Jinan city in east China's Shandong province organized a four-day party for the unmarried, to help them meet new friends of the opposite sex on Friday, July 28, 2006. Photo: cnsphoto)
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On the eve of China's own version of Valentine's Day, known as 'Qixi' in Chinese, Jinan city in east China's Shandong province organized a four-day party for the unmarried, to help them meet new friends of the opposite sex.
The Chinanews reported on Friday that over 4600 singles have registered for the party. The party is being held in the picturesque Thousand-Buddha Mountain area.
The Qixi holiday is related to a traditional romantic tragedy that most Chinese remember being told when they were children. In the story, since marriage between a mortal and fairy was strictly forbidden, the Cowherd and the Weaver Maid, who was a goddess, could only meet on that one day every year.
"Qixi" means the "Double Seventh Night Festival," as it falls on the seventh day of the seventh lunar month.
Because this lunar year has an additional month, it has two Double Seventh Night Festivals, which fall on July 31 and August 30.
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