七夕节习俗英文版
【七夕节的习俗英文】
1.投针验巧
Ingenuity test by floating needle(七夕乞巧投针验巧)
Ingenuity test by floating needle is one of the common customs on the festival.
Put some water in a vessel and leave it in the open air until it is covered by a film of dust.
Then cast a needle or thin straw on it to see the pattern of the shadow at the bottom, so as to test their ingenuity
验巧方法
“投针验巧”：先准备一只面盆，放在天井里，倒入“鸳鸯水”，即把白天取的水和夜间取的水混合在一起。但常常把河水、井水混在一起倒入面盆就算成了，面盆和水要露天过夜，再经第二天即七月初七白天太阳一晒，到中午或下午就可以“验巧”了。原来面盆里的水，经过半天太阳光照射，表面依稀生成薄膜，于是取引线(即“缝衣针”)，轻轻平放在水面上，针不会下沉，水底下，就出现针影，这针影若是笔直的一条，即是“乞巧”失败，若是针影形成各种形状，或弯曲，或一头粗，一头细，或是其他图形，便是“得巧”。
2.穿针乞巧
Pleading for Skills by Threading a Needle 穿针乞巧
In order to plead for skills, threading a needle(穿针乞巧) is the most long-standing means.
It tests the speed of threading a needle under the moon.
It is said that the needles used in the contest are the seven-hole needle of the Han Dynasty or the nine-tail needle of the Yuan Dynasty.
With more holes than ordinary needles, they are rather hard to handle.
验巧方法：
七夕之夜，女子手执五丝线和连续排列的九孔针(或五孔针、七孔针)趁月光对月连续穿针引线，将线快速全部穿过者称为“得巧”。
3.喜蛛应巧
Cobweb as the Determinant(喜蛛应巧)
Pleading for skills
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