摘要
“七夕今宵看碧霄,牵牛织女渡河桥。家家乞巧望秋月,穿尽红丝几万条。”每年农历六月三十晚至七月初七,甘肃省陇南市西和县未出嫁的姑娘都要举行隆重的祭祀歌舞活动,祈求“巧娘娘”保佑自己聪慧、灵巧,婚配如愿,生活幸福。这就是在当地流传1800多年,被称为中国古代乞巧风俗活化石的“乞巧节”。2008年6月,“西和乞巧节”被列入全国第二批非物质文化遗产名录。
Young,unmarried women who live in Xihe,a county in Longnan,a city in Northwest China's Gansu Province,sing and dance to celebrate Qiqiao Festival(from the evening of the 30th day of the sixth lunar month to the seventh day of the seventh lunar month).During the festival,the women also pray to the Weaving Maid for happiness and good luck.