Tanabata is celebrated on the 7th of July. According to Chinese legend, the Cowherd Star (Altair) and the Weaver Star (Vega) come from opposite eastern and western extremes of the Milky Way once a year, to meet. TANABATA, as it is known today has its origins in this legend and ancient Japanese tradition.
Tanabata has a long history and in fact, more than one hundred poems from the Manyoshu (Japan oldest anthology of poems) were composed for "The Star Festival".
Nowaday in Japan, people generally celebrate this day by writing wishes, sometimes in the form of poetry, on tanzaku (短冊), small pieces of paper, and hanging them on bamboo, sometimes with other decorations. The bamboo and decorations are often set afloat on a river or burned after the festival, around midnight or on the next day. Many areas in Japan have their own Tanabata customs.
Yesterday, my friends and me went to Kashii Eki to buy Seishun Juhachikippu ticket. We found a lot of bamboo tree and took some picture.
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| My wish, for my parents :) 両親がいつも元気でいるように。 |
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