每年農歷七月初七的七夕節(jié)，簡稱七夕，俗稱乞巧節(jié)，是中國傳統(tǒng)節(jié)日中最具浪漫色彩的一個節(jié)日。傳說每年的七月初七是牛郎、織女相會的日子。在這一天，人間的喜鵲(magpie)要飛到天上去，為牛郎和織女搭一座鵲橋，好讓二人渡過天河相見。在這一天的晚上，如果靜靜地躲在葡萄架下，就能聽到牛郎、織女說的悄悄話。

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　　The Double-Seventh Festival, called Qi xi for short, falls on the seventh day of the seventh month on the Chinese lunar calendar. It is also known as “the Begging Festival”, and it is a traditional Chinese festival full of romance. According to the legend, Niu lang(Cowherd) and Zhi nv(Weaver Maid) get together on the seventh day of the seventh lunar month every year. On this day, all the magpies will fly into the heaven and form a bridge so that these two loving birds might come together, people can hear the loving whispers between Niu lang and Zhi nv if they hide quietly under the grape trellis.