Who is the mother of the Weaver Girl?

The mother of the Weaver Girl is one of the seven daughters of the Queen Mother.

Weaver, a famous Tiansun Empress, is also known as Tiannv, Dongqiao, Tiannv Empress, Shouyin, Weaver, etc. Together with the seven fairies and seven sisters, they are called the Seven-Star Empress.

"Weaver Girl" was originally a mythical goddess, a goddess weaving clouds, a protector of textiles, lovers, women and children, and later evolved into the name of a star (Vega). She is the heroine of the famous myth of Cowherd and Weaver Girl. The Weaver Girl is the granddaughter of the Queen Mother and married the Cowherd. The Weaver Girl is one of the seven daughters of the Queen Mother, and the Weaver Girl will be called Aunt Seven Fairies.

Related folk customs

1, for ingenuity

On Tanabata night, the cowherd and the weaver girl meet, and the women also ask the weaver girl for wisdom. After the Ming and Qing Dynasties, the game of "throwing clever needles" became more popular. The method is to take a bowl of water in the morning of July 7, expose it to the sun, and immediately form a film on the water. At this time, put the sewing or embroidery needle into the bowl. It is a coincidence if the needle floats on the water.

2. Qiqishui

Legend has it that the seventh day of the seventh lunar month is the day when the Cowherd and the Weaver Girl meet. It often rains on this day, and these rains are the tears that the old people often say when the Cowherd and the Weaver Girl meet. On this day, the villagers will put the pots that can hold rainwater at home in the yard or put them outside the outdoor balcony to receive rainwater, because it is said that these rainwater can be used as a medicine primer.