In "Journey to the West", there are seven spider spirits and seven fairies. Is there any connection between them?

There is no shortage of female monsters in "Journey to the West", and all of them are extremely beautiful. Except for King Jinyinjiao's vixen godmother, the others are all beauties. Among them, one group of monsters is the most eye-catching, namely the spider spirits.

Let’s talk about their number. There are seven spider spirits. The seven actresses in the 1986 version of "Journey to the West" left a deep impression on us as children, both in terms of their beauty and clothing.

So, other monsters appear one by one, why are there seven spider spirits when they appear? Does this number remind you of anything? right. There are also seven fairies. Is this a coincidence? Or does it have some other profound meaning? Let's take a look together.

The stone bridge is towering and the ancient trees are dense. The stone bridge is towering, the gurgling water connects the long stream; the ancient trees are dense, and the birds are chirping far away. On the other side of the bridge, there are several thatched cottages with rafters, which are as clean and elegant as a fairy nunnery; and there is a canopy window, which is white and looks like a Taoist temple. Suddenly I saw four beauties in front of the window. They were all doing needlework and embroidering phoenixes and phoenixes.

The elder had no choice but to take some precautions and walked up the bridge. After walking a few more steps, he saw a wood-scented pavilion inside the hut, and three women were playing football under the pavilion. Balloons. Anyone who is not bad at mathematics can calculate that there are seven female monsters in one body. What are these seven female monsters doing? Four are doing needlework and three are playing Cuju.

One day, the Queen Mother held a banquet, opened a treasure pavilion, and held a peach festival in the Yao Pond, where the fairies in red, green, plain, soap, purple, and yellow were held. , fairies in green, each holding a flower basket, went to the peach orchard to pick peaches for a party. The fairies in seven clothes went to the front of the garden gate, where they saw the land of Pantaoyuan, the powerful men and the two immortal officials of Qitian Mansion, all guarding the gate. The fairy came forward and said, "We are here to pick peaches and hold a banquet on the orders of the Queen Mother." Tudi said, "Xian'e will stay here. This year is no better than in previous years. The Jade Emperor is here to supervise the point difference, and the Great Sage Qitian must be rewarded." The great sage dared to open the garden after learning about it."

Because they are spiders and they can spin silk and make webs. So let's imagine broadly that they must also be proficient in needlework. This characteristic is really similar to the Seven Fairies. The seven fairies in folklore are not only beautiful, but also skillful. Therefore, the annual meeting between Dong Yong and the Seven Fairies is also called the "Qiao Qiao Festival" in Chinese tradition. On this day, you can pray to the Seven Fairies to turn yourself into a girl with skillful hands.