Sunday, January 5, 2020
The Tanabata Festival in Japan and the Tanabata Story
July 7th (or August 7th in some areas) is the Tanabata, or star festival, in Japan. Tanabata is written with a two kanji characters ä ¸Æ' and Ã¥ ¤â¢. People write their wishes on tanzaku (colorful small strips of papers) and hang them on bamboo trees along with other decorations. The most common tanabata decorations are the streamers that are usually made with variously colored origami. The bamboo branches with colorful decorations are quite pretty and look like a summer Christmas tree. There is even a popular ââ¬â¹childrens song for Tanabata.à Decorations If you are interested in creating Tanabata decorations, the Origami Club site has a collection of decorations that you can make with easy to follow instructions. The Kid Nifty site has some tanzaku papers that can be downloaded for you to write your wishes on. Lets all hope everyones wishes come true this year! Celebrations in Sendai The Sendai Tanabata Festival is considered one of the three major festivals of the Tohoku region, which is visited by over 2 million people every year. Tanabata is generally celebrated as a national event on July 7th, but the Sendai Tanabata Matsuri is held in August, in accordance with the lunar calendar. Similar events are held throughout the nation, but the Sendai Tanabata Festival is the most famous of all. Tanabata Story The Tanabata story was inspired by a famous Chinese legend. It also includes elements of local Japanese beliefs. The Tanabata story is associated with the stars, Altair (the Cowherd Star) and Vega (the Weaver Star). Here is the Tanabata Story and a romaji translation. Also on this site, you can listen to the audio for the story. 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