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The Cowherd and the Weaver Girl meeting on the magpie bridge. View of the night sky: Vega (Zhinü the weaver-girl) is at top left, Altair (Niulang the cowherd) at lower centre. The heavenly river separates them. The Cowherd and the Weaver Girl are characters found in Chinese mythology and appear eponymously in a romantic Chinese folk tale.
Zhinü is the goddess of weaving and the star Vega in Chinese mythology. She was the youngest of seven daughters of the Jade Emperor. It is believed that she weaved her father’s royal robes out of the clouds. [1] [2] [3] She is identified as the star Vega in the constellation Lyra.
Orihime (おりひめ, 織姫, "Weaver Girl") is the Japanese name for the star Vega, also known as Shokujosei (織女星, "Weaver Girl Star") in Japanese. Orihime may also refer to: the weaver girl from the Chinese folk tale The Weaver Girl and the Cowherd; the weaver girl celebrated in Tanabata, a Japanese festival
Randy Weaver was born on January 3, 1948, to Clarence and Wilma Weaver, a farming couple in Villisca, Iowa.He was one of four children. [6] [7] The Weavers were deeply religious and had difficulty finding a denomination that matched their views; they often moved around among evangelical, Presbyterian, and Baptist churches.
Vega (pronounced ) is a Spanish surname that means "dweller in the meadow", or "one who lives on the plain". Other versions of the surname Vega are Vegas or Vegaz . Geographical distribution
Nico Vega is an American indie rock band formed in 2005 in Los Angeles, California, United States. They consist of lead vocalist Aja Volkman, lead guitarist Rich Koehler, drummer Dan Epand, [1] and bassist (former drummer) Michael Peña. The group has released two albums Nico Vega (2009) [2] and Lead to Light (2014).
Suzanne Nadine Vega (née Peck; born July 11, 1959) is an American singer-songwriter of folk-inspired music. [1] [2] Vega's music career spans almost 40 years.In the mid-1980s and 1990s she released four singles that entered the Top 40 charts in the UK, "Marlene on the Wall", "Left of Center", "Luka" and "No Cheap Thrill".
Cecilia Marcellina Vega (born January 7, 1977) is an American journalist and correspondent for 60 Minutes. She previously worked at ABC News , serving as the network's Chief White House Correspondent and co-anchoring Good Morning America .