Theoldcustoms,inthedaysbeforetheJuly7th,firstinasmallwoodendepositedalayerofsoil,plantingcornseeds,letitgivebirthtothegreenplants,putsomesmallcottage,Kakiintheabove,asmallvillagefarmhousepeoplelook,knownasthe"shell",ormungbean,adzukibeans,wheat,immersedinthemagneticbowl,waitforittogrowenoughinchbud,thentored,bluewireropetiedintoabundle,called"seed",alsocalled"fivebowl"or"flowerpot".
Thesouthisalsoknownasthe"bubblewillgrowopportunely",calledthebeansproutsbudneedleorreplaceopportunelyopportunely,shoot,throwinQiqiaosurface.Withwaxmodelofimage,suchascowboy,fairytalecharacters,orthebaldeagle,Yuanyang,suchasanimalshape,placedinthewater,knownasthe"floating".Andwaxbabydolls,letwomenbuyhomesoil,thethoughtisintheson,called"im".
种生求子
旧时习俗，在七夕前几天，先在小木板上敷一层土，播下粟米的种子，让它生出绿油油的嫩苗，再摆一些小茅屋、花木在上面，做成田舍人家小村落的模样，称为“壳板”，或将绿豆、小豆、小麦等浸于磁碗中，等它长出敷寸的芽，再以红、蓝丝绳扎成一束，称为“种生”，又叫“五生盆”或“生花盆”。
南方各地也称为“泡巧”，将长出的豆芽称为巧芽，甚至以巧芽取代针，抛在水面乞巧。还用蜡塑各种形象，如牛郎、织女故事中的人物，或秃鹰、鸳鸯、等动物之形，放在水上浮游，称之为“水上浮”。又有蜡制的婴儿玩偶，让妇女买回家浮于水土，以为宜子之祥，称为“化生”。
ThisistheearlieraQiqiaomode,itscustomslaterQiqiaoneedle,roughlyfromthesouthernandNorthernDynastieswhen.TheLiangZonglin"ageJingchu"said;"isXi,ChenfruitsatthecourtintheGregoriancalendar.Pregnantsubnettomelonisthoughtfit."ThefivegenerationofWangRenyu"KaiyuanTianbaoChronicles"said:"inJuly7th,thespidertocatchsmallbox,toXiao;asthespiderdensitythoughtQiaohou.CloseaQiao,diluteacleverlittle.Folkalsoeffect"ofsongMengYuan"Tokyomenghualu"oldsaying,"July7thJulytosmallspiderAnnzygote,thenextdaytosee,ifthenetisthecirclethatskillfully."
SongZhoumi"QianChunattheageofmind";"thesmallspiderstoragedensity,withtimenettingasskillfullyhow"AkitaRuna"prosperous"July7th"totreatsaid,smallboxfilledwithspiders,asearlyasthe"networkdensitythatpermittedamount."Thus,thetestmethodofthenorthernandSouthernDynastiesdifferentopportunely,asnetworkhasnoapparentnetworkdensity,Tang,songasthenetworkcircleismore,laterTangcustomscompliance.
喜蛛应巧
这也是较早的一种乞巧方式，其俗稍晚于穿针乞巧，大致起于南北朝之时。南朝梁宗懔《荆楚岁时记》说;“是夕，陈瓜果于庭中以乞巧。有喜子网于瓜上则以为符应。” 五代王仁裕《开元天宝遗事》说：“七月七日，各捉蜘蛛于小盒中，至晓开;视蛛网稀密以为得巧之侯。密者言巧多，稀者言巧少。民间亦效之”宋朝孟元老《东京梦华录》说，七月七夕“以小蜘蛛安合子内，次日看之，若网圆正谓之得巧。”
宋周密《乾淳岁时记》说;“以小蜘蛛贮合内，以候结网之疏密为得巧之多久”明田汝成《熙朝乐事》说，七夕“以小盒盛蜘蛛，次早观其结网疏密以为得巧多寡。”由此可见，历代验巧之法不同，南北朝视网之有无、唐视网之稀密，宋视网之圆正，后世多遵唐俗。
ThisisavariantofJuly7thQiqiaoneedlecustoms,derivedfromtheneedle,anddifferentfromneedle,istheMingandQingtwogenerationsoftheprevalenceoftheJuly7thfestival.MingLiuDong,inthe"YizhengTeikyofeaturesslightly"said:"July7thlostQiaoneedle.Women'saerationangwaterday,Qing,waterfilmpasta,embroideryneedleintothefloat,needleatthebottom.Therearecloudsheadsandshadows,withshoesandscissorsSolanumTorvumshadow,thatbeggingskillfully;theshadowwasasthickasahammer,asfineassilk,straightasashaftwax,thisclumsysyndrome."
"TheChronicles"alsosaid,Liangxiangcounty(nowBeijingsouthwest)"inJuly7th,womenQiqiaoneedle,inwater,bytheshadowtoinspectionworkstation,tothenightstillinweaverQiqiao"askYuMinzhong","lead"newstestifofficenotes"said:"tothebowlofwaterstormsubsolarYanduwomaninJuly7th,theirinvestmentandsmallneedlefloatingwater,Xuasthebottomshadow.Orshadows,movingclouds,suchasfinelines,roughrentsuchascone,duetotheBufemaleclever."
投针验巧
这是七夕穿针乞巧风俗的变体，源于穿针，又不同于穿针，是明清两代的盛行的七夕节俗。明刘侗、于奕正的《帝京景物略》说：“七月七日之午丢巧针。妇女曝盎水日中，顷之，水膜生面，绣针投之则浮，看水底针影。有成云物花头鸟兽影者，有成鞋及剪刀水茄影者，谓乞得巧;其影粗如锤、细如丝、直如轴蜡，此拙征矣。”www.
《直隶志书》也说，良乡县(今北京西南)“七月七日，妇女乞巧，投针于水，借日影以验工拙，至夜仍乞巧于织女”请于敏中《日下旧闻考》引《宛署杂记》说：“燕都女子七月七日以碗水暴日下，各自投小针浮之水面，徐视水底日影。或散如花，动如云，细如线，粗租如锥，因以卜女之巧。”
"WorshipVega"puregirl,theyoungwoman.Theyandtheirfriendsandneighborswhoareaboutfiveorsixpeople,to10people,jointlyorganized.Theceremonywasheldinthemoonlightbottom,atable,thetabletoptea,wine,fruit(longan,reddates,Iko,hazelnut,peanut,melonseeds)offering;thereareflowersandafewflowers,abunchofredpaper,insertthebottle,flowerleadasmallincenseburner.Then,aboutgoodtoworshipthefairy,younggirls,afulldayoffasting,bathready,justintimetohostthehouse,inthecaseofburnincensetoworship,everyonearoundthetable,eatpeanuts,melonseeds,sidesilentlytowardsVega,hermind.GirlsliketomarryaprettyoryoungpeoplehopewishfulLang,havealovelybabyearly,tomidnight.Playuntilmidnightbeginning.
拜织女
“拜织女”纯是少女、少妇们的事。她们大都是预先和自己朋友或邻里们约好五六人，多至十来人，联合举办。举行的仪式，是于月光下摆一张桌子，桌子上置茶、酒、水果、五子(桂圆、红枣、榛子、花生，瓜子)等祭品;又有鲜花几朵，束红纸，插瓶子里，花前置一个小香炉。那么，约好参加拜织女的少妇、少女们，斋戒一天，沐浴停当，准时都到主办的家里来，于案前焚香礼拜后，大家一起围坐在桌前，一面吃花生，瓜子，一面朝着织女星座，默念自己的心事。如少女们希望长得漂亮或嫁个如意郎、少妇们希望早生贵子等，都可以向织女星默祷。玩到半夜始散。
ThisistheearliestQiqiao,beganintheHan,alater."NotesXijing"said:"theChinesefemaleofteninJuly7thcolourholesoncardiganbuilding,peoplewithlearning."TheLiangZongmou"ageJingchu"said:"July7th,Pennsylvaniaisladieswearsevenself-expandingfloorwithgoldorsilver,orstoneneedle.""Thelandrecords"said:"theEmperorWuQilayercityview,July7th,pinningDodenpalace.Theneedlefloor."
ThefivegenerationofWangRenyu"KaiyuanTianbaoChronicles"said:"July7th,thepalacetoKamformedbuildinghouse,theheightofonehundredfeet,dozensofpeoplecanwin,Chentofruitwineprocessing,withseats,sacrificingfemalestar,concubinesinnineneedlecoloredlinestowear,tooisskillfullyhou.DynamicQingshangmusic,pleasuresofpeopleworking.Soilisofvalidity."TaoZongyi"Yuanshioriginallyrecorded"said:"theninestation,July7thQiqiaothe.Totheevening,ladiesstageusingcolorfulsilkwearninetailneedle,firstasaclever,latefinishiscalledloseperfect,eachcontributedtogivetooneperson."
穿针乞巧
这是最早的乞巧方式，始于汉，流于后世。《西京杂记》说：“汉彩女常以七月七日穿七孔针于开襟楼，人具习之。”南朝梁宗谋《荆楚岁时记》说：“七月七日，是夕人家妇女结彩楼穿七孔外，或以金银愉石为针。”《舆地志》说：“齐武帝起层城观，七月七日，宫人多登之穿针。世谓之穿针楼。”五代王仁裕《开元天宝遗事》说：“七夕，宫中以锦结成楼殿，高百尺，上可以胜数十人，陈以瓜果酒炙，设坐具，以祀牛女二星，妃嫔各以九孔针五色线向月穿之，过者为得巧之侯。动清商之曲，宴乐达旦。土民之家皆效之。”元陶宗仪《元氏掖庭录》说：“九引台，七夕乞巧之所。至夕，宫女登台以五彩丝穿九尾针，先完者为得巧，迟完者谓之输巧，各出资以赠得巧者焉。”
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七夕节的习俗名称
七夕节的习俗穿针乞巧
广东七夕节的习俗
