七夕节的由来及习俗

七夕节 double seventh day

银河 the milky way（heavenly river）

鹊桥 bridge of magpies

牛郎星 altair (cowherd)

织女星 vega (the weaving maid)

王母娘娘 the heavenly queen/the queen of heaven

玉皇大帝 the jade emperor/heaven emperor(the supreme deity of heaven)

天兵天将 heavenly generals and soldiers/a troop of celestial soldiers and generals

七夕节习俗相关英语表达：

投针验巧 ingenuity test by floating needle

穿针乞巧 pleading for skills by threading a needle

喜蛛应巧 cobweb as the determinant

巧果 qiaoguo(a kind of fried thin paste)

染指甲 dying finger nails