Cowherd and Vega, a famous folk love story in ancient China, originated from the star names of Cowherd and Vega. Legend has it that the granddaughter of the ancient Emperor of Heaven, Weaver Girl, is good at weaving and weaves rosy clouds for the sky every day. She hates this boring life. He secretly descended to the mortal world, married a cowherd in Hexi privately, and lived a life of farming and weaving.
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"The Story of Jingchu Times" said: "To the east of the Tianhe River, there is a weaver girl, the son of the Emperor of Heaven, who also weaves hard labor and a brocade every year. The Emperor of Heaven mourned his loneliness and promised him to Hexi to lead the cowherd. After marriage, he gave up knitting and cooking. The Emperor of Heaven was furious and ordered him to return to Hedong. He only crosses the river for a while on the night of July 7 every year. " This statement is very similar to a folklore.
Legend has it that the Cowherd and the Weaver Girl were the stars in the sky. Cowherd eats grass and weaver weaves cloth. They are conscientious and hard-working, and won the favor of the Jade Emperor. So the Jade Emperor married them. But I don't think the Cowherd and the Weaver Girl are inseparable after marriage, so that they neglect their work. In a rage, the jade emperor asked the black magpie to order them to meet only once in seven days.
"Taiping Magnolia" Volume 31 quoted Shu Wei as saying: "The cowherd star Jingzhou is called the river drum, and the main beam is off; Vega, main fruit. As the saying goes,' Penny married the Weaver Girl, and took 20,000 yuan from the Emperor of Heaven as a bride price, but she didn't pay it back for a long time, so it's right to be thrown into the cupboard.' "The article said that because Penny borrowed 20,000 yuan from the emperor when she married the Weaver Girl, because she didn't pay back the money to the emperor for a long time, which led to the separation of the two places.
Legend has it that the weaver girl is a god and the cowherd is a mortal. Once, the weaver girl played in the world, then splashed into the lake and was picked up by the passing cowherd. They fell in love at first sight, got married and gave birth to a boy and a girl. But the love between man and god is against the dogma. The Jade Emperor ordered the Weaver Maid to leave the Cowherd.
When Cowherd saw that his wife was taken away, he immediately picked up a pair of baskets with a pole, put a pair of children in the baskets respectively, and chased the Weaver Girl. On the verge of catching up, a big river suddenly stood in front of him. This is the Milky Way painted by the Queen Mother. Seeing their sincere feelings, the Queen Mother made an exception and let them meet once a year on Tanabata.
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