TheDoubleSeventhFestivalhasbeencalledChineseValentine’sDaysincethelate1990s.ThefestivalcanbetracedbacktotheHanDynasty.Itwasthenaspecialdaynotonlyforlovers,butalsoforgirls.GirlswouldholdaceremonytobegZhinvforwisdom,skillsandasatisfyingmarriage.Soitisalsocalled“theBeggingforSkillsFestival”.Todaysometraditionalcustomshavebeenweakened.Nowthefestivaliscelebratedasaromanticvalentine’sday,particularlyamongyoungpeople.