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The Qixi Festival, also known as the Qiqiao Festival, is a Chinese festival that celebrates the annual meeting of the cowherd and weaver girl in Chinese mythology.
讲解:
(be) known as ... 以...的名字被熟知
annual 一年一度的
cowherd 牛郎
weaver girl 织女
mythology 神话(统称)
It falls on the seventh day of the seventh month on the Chinese calendar.
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fall on ... 在某一天
calender 日历、历法
The earliest-known reference to this famous myth dates back to over 2600 years ago, which was told in a poem from the Classic of Poetry.
讲解:
earliest-known 最早被知道的
reference to sth 对...的提及
myth 神话故事
date back to ... 追溯至...
be told 被讲述
poem 诗
the Classic of Poetry=the Book of Songs=the Book of Odes 《诗经》
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