July 7th Mid July Lantern Festival
Birthday of Heaven God May Festival Winter Solstice
Farewell to God ChingMing Festival Spring Festival 
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name ˇGJuly 7th
timeˇGJuly 7th in lunar calendar
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In Chinese legends, on July 7th Shepherd and Weaver Lady will have their yearly meeting, and it drizzles when they meet each other in gloaming.  Weaver Lady, also called as Seventh Lady, is a diligent and kind fairy in the heaven and the seventh daughter of Heaven God, however, was punished to separate from her husband by God due to abandoning her weaving in loves after married with Shepherd.  Both have a couple of kids, and people believe Weaver Lady love and protect children as their guard angle.   On each July 7th, kids are asked to wash faces with offered water to Weaver Lady in order to have good looking and smartness, and hang dedicated coin rings to have Ladyˇ¦s blessing. According to tradition, white rice-made round cakes after offerings can be ate with syrup, so called as ˇ§July-7th Cakeˇ¨.  In recent years, making July-7th Cake is declining, but the pray to Weaver Lady keeps popular.

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In gloaming of July 7th when starts show in the east, women set a short table completed with ˇ§July 7th Cakeˇ¨, powder and make up, fruits, candles and paper money, water and towel, and flowers offered to Weaver Lady who is ready for dress up to meet her husband.  After incensing and burning paper money, all family members wash faces with offered water and hang offered powders or make up high or on windows.  Kids will be hung with blessing ancient coins bound with red cotton for Ladyˇ¦s protection.

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Take Taxi or SiYu or TongLiang lines from MaGong City to BaiSha

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