What is the myth about paper stars?

The myth of paper stars is related to the story of the Cowherd and the Weaver Girl. ‌

The Cowherd and the Weaver Girl is a famous Han Chinese folk love story in ancient China and one of the four major Chinese folk legends. The story is derived from the star names of Altair and Vega, and involves the Weaver Girl, the granddaughter of the Emperor of Heaven. She is good at weaving, but hates the boring life in the Heavenly Palace, so she secretly came down to earth to marry the Cowherd in Hexi, and the two lived a life of farming and weaving. This behavior angered the Emperor of Heaven, causing them to be forced to separate and only meet once a year on the magpie bridge on the seventh day of the seventh lunar month. Their story is not only widely circulated in culture, but in some areas of China, local residents still retain the habit of setting up a table or chopping board on the night of the seventh day of the seventh lunar month to place edamame, corn and steamed buns to pray for a happy love and a sweet life. ‌

In addition, the meaning of paper stars is also related to the love story of the Cowherd and the Weaver Girl, symbolizing that the stars in the sky are not as good as each other, expressing a deep love and cherishment of love.