Qi Xi (; Pinyin: q x; 'The Night of Sevens'), sometimes called Chinese Valentine's Day or Magpie Festival, falls on the seventh day of the seventh lunar month on the Chinese calendar; thus its name. Young girls traditionally demonstrate their domestic arts, especially melon carving, on this day and make wishes for a good husband. It is also known by the following names: The Festival to Plead for Skills (; q qio ji) The Seventh Sister's Birthday (; q ji dn) The Night of Skills (; qio x) The Japanese festival of Seventh Night (, tanabata), on July 7, celebrates the meeting of Orihime (Vega) and Hikoboshi (Altair). Some cities celebrate Tanabata on August 7, and others on the seventh day of the seventh lunar month on the Japanese lunisolar calendar. Other East Asian cultures celebrate on the seventh day of the seventh lunar month of the Chinese calendar, which in 2006 fell on July 31.
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