Valie's Day: The Red String of Fate ♥

Hi lovers! 

Today is Valentine's day! And I wish you all a happy and lovely day. Remember to celebrate love everyday!

So today I wanted to share with you guys a very cute legend about love, fate, destiny~ Some of you may already know it but I just love it so much and today is a perfect day to share it.

The Red String of Fate.

There are two versions of this legend, the Chinese legend and the Japanese legend. According to the Chinese version, the gods tie a red cord around the ankles of those that are to meet one another, the deity in charge of "the red thread" is believed to be 月下老 (Yuè Xià Lǎo) the old lunar matchmaker god who is also in charge of marriages. And, in Japanese culture, it is thought to be tied around the little finger. 

The two people connected by the red thread are destined lovers, regardless of time, place, or circumstances. This magical cord may stretch or tangle, but never break. 

Chinese story featuring the red string of fate involves a boy. Walking home one night, he sees an old man standing beneath the moonlight (Yuè Xià Lǎo). The man explains to the boy that he is attached to his destined wife by a red thread. Yuè Xià Lǎo shows the boy the young girl who is destined to be his wife. Being young and having no interest in having a wife, the young boy picks up a rock and throws it at the girl, running away. Many years later, when the boy has grown into a young man, his parents arrange a wedding for him. On the night of his wedding, his wife waits for him in their bedroom, with the traditional veil covering her face. Raising it, the man is delighted to find that his wife is one of the great beauties of his village. However, she wears an adornment on her eyebrow. He asks her why she wears it and she responds that when she was a young girl, a boy threw a rock at her that struck her, leaving a scar on her eyebrow. She self-consciously wears the adornment to cover it up. The woman is, in fact, the same young girl connected to the man by the red thread shown to him by Yuè Xià Lǎo back in his childhood, showing that they were connected by the red string of fate.

I really believe there's something like the "red string of fate" making that strong bond between two people. I really do! There's someone meant for us all somewhere, and we'll find them eventually. It's magical connection!

Happy Valie's day babies! ♥

xox