How to Propose on the Night of Sevens

According to Chinese tradition, when a man proposes on The Night of Sevens, his bride to be is blessed by seven fairies from the heavens that brings luck in uniting their love forever. On this special day of the Chinese Lunar calendar, you need to make sure you propose properly by following these steps.

Instructions

Difficulty: Easy

Things You’ll Need:

• Engagement ring
• Story of The Night of Sevens

1. Make sure you are truly in love, and the woman you are going to ask for your hand in marriage is the woman you want to spend the rest of your life with and raise your children.
2. Check the Chinese Lunar calendar and make sure the night you plan to propose is The Night of Sevens.
3. Ask your wife-to-be out on a date. Tell her it is a special date, so wear something very special.
4. Make reservations at a Chinese restaurant that has seating outside. If no seating outside, then just have dinner there and plan an outside proposal in a park near a waterfront.
5. Purchase the engagement ring before The Night of Sevens. You'll want to have the engagement ring when you propose.
6. Tell your bride-to-be about the story of The Night of Sevens. You can get a copy of the story on the Internet or at the library.
7. Get down on one knee and ask, imagining seven fairies in flight and the heavenly bodies Altair and Vega together side by side with the heavenly river, Milky Way, uniting Altair and Vega. Giving her the ring attached to a little fairy doll will give her a momento of the night of your proposal she can keep in her desk or even hang on the Christmas tree.

Tips & Warnings

• Chinese Lunar calendar indicates the seventh day of the seventh lunar month in the next ten years: Aug. 7, 2008; Aug. 26, 2009; Aug. 16, 2010; Aug. 6, 2011; Aug. 23, 2012; Aug. 13, 2013; Aug. 2, 2015; Aug. 20, 2015; and Aug. 9, 2016.
• Another legend coincides with this very special night. The heavenly bodies Altair and Vega come together side by side with the heavenly river known as the Milky Way in the middle. Altair and Vega express heartfelt love as they do to each other every year, the only time when they meet.
• Traditionally, the young Chinese girls are allowed to go out into the night without escort on The Night of Sevens to find their future husband. Matchmakers are very busy this night working overtime, matching young couples.