<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?><metadata xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/"  xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" xmlns:dcterms="http://purl.org/dc/terms/"><dc:title xml:lang="en">Double Seventh Festival</dc:title><dc:identifier>http://AATesaurus.cultura.gencat.cat/aat/getty_en?tema=31373227</dc:identifier><dc:language>en</dc:language><dc:publisher xml:lang="en">Getty Institute</dc:publisher><dcterms:created>2026-03-30 20:40:39</dcterms:created><dcterms:isPartOf xsi:type="dcterms:URI">http://AATesaurus.cultura.gencat.cat/aat/getty_en</dcterms:isPartOf><dcterms:isPartOf xml:lang="en">Tesaurus d&apos;Art i Arquitectura</dcterms:isPartOf><dc:format>text/html</dc:format> <dcterms:alternative xml:lang="en">Chinese Valentine&apos;s Day</dcterms:alternative> <dcterms:alternative xml:lang="en">Qiqiao Festival</dcterms:alternative> <dcterms:alternative xml:lang="en">Qixi Festival</dcterms:alternative> <dc:description xml:lang="en"><![CDATA[ Chinese festival celebrated on the seventh day of the seventh lunar month, primarily focused on prayers by women for dexterity in needlework and a happy marriage. The festival has its origin in astronomical rituals of early Chinese people, particularly the Western Han Dynasty (206 BCE-8 CE). The stars Altair and Vega came to represent the legendary lovers Niu Lang (the Cowherd) and Zhi Nu (the Weaver Girl). Observances include offering fruits to the goddess, threading seven-hole needles, watching stars in the sky, and laying clothes to dry in a tower. ]]></dc:description></metadata>