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The divine matchmaker in Chinese mythology − Old Man Under the Moon − who helps couples find love (theconversation.com)
submitted 9 months ago by recreationalplacebos@midwest.social to c/humanities@beehaw.org
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In China, people celebrate Valentine’s Day on Feb. 14, but there are at least three holidays and cultural traditions centered on romantic love. A figure that ties together these other holidays is the Old Man Under the Moon – Yuexia Laoren in Mandarin, or Yuelao for short – who is believed to be a divine matchmaker.

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[–] fracture@beehaw.org 1 points 9 months ago

me walking in: oh cool, a mythology thing. i bet it's just for straight people tho

the article:

Apart from the Old Man Under the Moon, another divine matchmaker in Chinese mythology is the Rabbit God, who has been worshiped as far back as the 18th century as a god of love between men.

ay yo??

(sorry for lesbians tho)