Why do we send combs on Qixi Festival

As we all know, since ancient times, Chinese people have always given combs as gifts to their loved ones on Qixi Festival. Why is it necessary to give combs on Qixi Festival? Many people are unaware of this.
The Qixi Festival originates from the story of the Cowherd and the Weaver Girl. According to legend, on the night of the seventh day of the seventh lunar month, the weather is warm and the grass and trees are fragrant. It is the time when the Weaver Girl and the Cowherd meet at the Magpie Bridge in the sky, and they can eavesdrop on the love stories of the two when they meet in the sky under the melon and fruit racks in the mortal world. Because it is related to love, Qixi Festival is also known as China's Valentine's Day.
The Qixi Festival is one of the most romantic traditional festivals in China, and it is also a day that Chinese girls value the most. On this romantic night, the girls lay seasonal fruits and fruits in front of the bright moon in the sky, worshipping and praying to the goddess in the sky to give them intelligent hearts and dexterous hands, as well as seeking a perfect match for love and marriage.
In the past, marriage was a lifelong event that determined the happiness of women. Therefore, countless passionate men and women in the world would pray for a happy marriage and give gifts of love - combs - to the starry sky on this quiet night.
The ancients used their hair to express their love for each other, and the comb used to comb their hair became a token of affection between men and women. In ancient times in our country, giving a comb had the intention of private engagement for a lifetime, with the intention of growing old together with you. In addition, in ancient times, there was a custom for a woman's family to comb her hair before getting married. The saying goes, "comb her hair to the end, comb her white hair to the eyebrows, and comb her white hair to the eyebrows." This not only contains good wishes from her family, but also conveys love.
The custom of sending combs on Qixi Festival has been passed down and accepted by more and more people, and has also been endowed with richer meanings: combs represent longing, representing that the other party misses and misses you very much; The comb combs its hair every day, which also represents its intimate relationship with you and has the meaning of growing old together; The comb represents love and was generally used as a token of love in ancient times; A comb also symbolizes opening the knot of the heart, sweeping away troubles, and providing scalp health and confidence
The romantic Chinese sentiment of Qixi Festival was even passed down to Eastern countries such as South Korea and Japan thousands of years ago, and the custom of sending combs during Qixi Festival has been passed down from generation to generation. In Japan, some old shops with customized wooden combs are still in short supply on the Qixi Festival.