The story goes that a fairy , one of the daughters of a Goddess came down to earth, and a poor cowherd who was mesmerised by her beauty asked her to marry him. They both were happily married and had two children. The Goddess who was then very angry asked her daughter to return to the skies and paint colorful clouds which was her duty. The cowherd was very upset and used the magical hide of his ox and travelled to the skies with his two children.
The goddess who was still angry used a hairpin to create a river in the skies, which became the Milky way. On the 7th day of the 7th month of the Lunar calendar the magpies who feel sorry for the lovers fly over to make a bridge over the milky way so that they can meet for atleast a day.
This year the Chinese Valentine's Day was on 6th of August, a weekend.
There were cuddling couples everywhere, girls blushing - their cheeks the color of the roses they just received.Shops everywhere selling flowers and soft toys. Firecrackers in plenty for the weddings that were specially scheduled on this lucky day for lovers.
Riots in london, Famine in Somalia, Stock markets crashing! We could do with a little love , no?
P.s Even the papers are saying "All is well!" :-)
http://www.china.org.cn/english/culture/137956.htm
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