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THE CHINA MAIL – THURSDAY, AUGUST 1, 1857-1
The Festival Of The Seventh Night
by J. P. Prettejohn
Tomorrow is the Seventh Day of the Seventh Moon in the So
Lunar calendar, and in most Chinese homes Chinese' maidens will be celebrating the Festival of the Seventh Night.
tity today: Two sizes avaiable from The world loves a lover and Chinese maidens are no exception. So tomorrow they will help to immortalise an old love story that has been told thousands of limes.
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The story has, like any other immortal story, an appro
" and it priate beginning. "Once upon a time... goes on to tell the love story of a boy and a girl. Once upon a time there lived a beautiful young maiden
She
On
they parted: the maid to her father's palace and the cow-hand to his home across the western shore of the heavenly river. And they were permitted to meet on the Seventh Day of the Seventh Moon each year. the Seventh Night, all the birds in heaven meet and make a starry arch neroas the heavenly river by spreading their wings. Across this heavenly bridge the two young lovers meet and talk and talk till dawn comes. At the sign of sunrise they part and return to their homes and work, and the birds back to their nests.
who was the daughter of the ruler of heaven. She And they say the starry arch across the heavens--that
lived in her father's palace which was on the cast side of the river in heaven.
was very hard working and like all young maidens, she was taught how to sew and weave. She was especially good at the looms and in fact she used to wenve the brocade for her father's kingly coats and the embroidered curtains in her father's palace. Then one day she fell in love with the handsome cow-hand
who lived on the west side of the river. Her father, touched by their love for each other, gave her per- mission to marry.
And so they were united; but and to say the two young!
lovers did not "live happily ever after."
Little work was done. The cow-hand was neglecting his|
So
herd and the princess her looms. No longer did she weave her father's coats and no longer did she do any weaving for the palace.
one day, her father the heavenly king became really angry and decreed that the two young people must concentrate on their own work, The king decreed, that they should not meet too frequently; in fact, once a year was sufficient!
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we know as the Milky Way-looks brightest on this night.
on this Seventh Night the Chinese maidens are happy for the young princess, They have made this a festival night to celebrate the union of the two young lovers. The actual observation starts tonight when they burn sacrifices, paper combs, mirrors, jewel boxca and powder puffs to the poetty princess in the hope that for her next meeting with her heart throb she will be even more beautiful. the days of old, the festival was more widely observed. Even some 50 years ago, young Chinese girls would make embroidered toys and furniture from sesamum seeds and glue, and exhibit their skills of needlework at home.
this night, a young girl is supposed to be able to peep into the future. The story goes that she will think of her "droom beau" and at the same time she tries to thread a needle in the dark. If she succeeds, it
is a sign that she will marry her dream man. But it does not say how many attempts she is allowed to make,
HUNGARY REPORT
READ IN MOSCOW
TODAY'S COMPETITION -PICTURES-
Here are
another two or animal interest. Prizes entries to the China Mad are $150, first, and $100, Photo competition.
second, in each section.
Next week the China Mail will continue to publish
The one on the right was sent in by Mr A, G. Bailey, 19 Queen's Gardens, of May Boad, Hongkong. Its caption Is "Lost, Stolch or Strayed?" It is entered in the human or animal interest section.
The picture below was sent in by J. H. Fleming, 11, King Wah Road, first floor, Hongkong.
Taken in February, 1953, the picture has the following caption: "SDML 1328 ran onto rocks west of Lamma Island. The de dropped | Teaving her high and dry. She was eventually refloated at high tide, and the damage amounted to a broken rib below the starboard engino and torn copper plating."
This photo
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1500 p.m. Thực day Club-Introduced ; Trio, Axl and Dulfy Todd, George
Moscow, July 31. York Times which Hubert Achicsun; 6. Time Signal. Wright and the Novaline Trio: 4.
he brought Programme Summary: 0,02, Portula | Tea Time Rendezvous; 4.30, Vocally
An American law school to Moscow as background gouse, Half Hour; 0.30, V, ở, A. Hit | Youth-Jerry Beed and Carole Ben- Fatude; Buy Berigan plays nett; 3. Children's Comer-Presented
attracted large Russians.
for discussions material graduate Warrants should be made Lady u-Lapue). Perey Falth Presented by Betty Souza, d. 7op crowds in Moscow's streets Abrams, when asked
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cana; 0.28. Birthday Mailbag: $30, either personally or by letter port. Time Signal. The Now: Weltz Time: 7. Personality Parade today when he read the his strect discussions, said there to the Registered Office of the Conairutary: .15, "Simon and onegar and Allen: 7.18, Souvenir
with Moirn Lister, Hugh Sony: 2.30, A Programme of Brune United Nations report con was always one or two English- Company
speaking Russians priscat al St. George's Burden and James Tayter: 842, by Alantovani: 7.45, The Mystery et demning Russia's interven-offered to translate is.
words Building, 2nd floor, Hong Stalks The Vienna Mure Lorimer: 8. The Signal
Philharmonia Orchestra: F. Time The Newn: B.OJ, Weather Report Lion in Hungary.
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Signal. At the Opera: "Prince Igor"
Hulin) Act 2 Principals ond Capitol Show: 830, Phu Vaucu In George Abrams, 23, was one Orchestra with Chorts et GABT vi
"The Mennest Man Munter Can” of soveral American delegatta to 10, Ursted The Share Transfer Books U.9.5 n.:
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Thought before the World. No. 1- No Xasy Magic: 10.15. Juke Box": Piano; B.10. days 10.51. Weather Report:me Rearning of Clasical Musie roduc Moscary wide open for polttien opened fire today to disperse a
Stanst បង្កើត Nowervel: 11.10. And bed by Charles farvey: discussion for the first time Goodnight Murle; 11.30, Close Dow 10. Late Night Theatre: "Forginden since the Bolshevik revolution.
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What's On Tonight
HOOVER and LIBERTY: "Lizzie": Eleanor Parker is good, bad and Indifferent as she reveals the three sides of her character. With Richard Boone, Joan Blondell, Hugo Hans. KING'S and PRINCESS: "A Place In The Sun": A re-issue. Montgomery Clift murders the girl who stands in the way of his rich marriage, With Elizabeth Taylor and Shelley Winters.. METROPOLE and STAR: "Joo Butterfly": More of the "Teahouse of the August Moon" brew. Audie Murphy, George Nader, Keenan Wynn, Burgess Meredith.
QUEEN'S at 2.80, 5.15 and 7.20 P.M.:
"Paris, Paris: A repeat performance of the French miiend. With Genevieve. Page. At 9.80 P.M.: Gia Premiere of "Doctor at Large",
Dirk Bogarde geta into more hot water in his search for the perfect post.
With James Robertson Justice, Muriel Pavlow, Donald Sinden. ROXY and BROADWAY: "The Passionata Stran- gor Lady novelist distore too realistically Into the plot of her, story. Margaret Leighton, Ralph Richardson. ¿'
ALHAMBRA: "The Lavender Hill Mob": "Comody crime thriller. Alog Quiness, Stanley Hollo- why.
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