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(7\u67087\u65e5)<\/span>
\nTanabata;<\/span>
\nThe Star Festival<\/span>
\n(July 7th)<\/span><\/p>\n

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\u25cf\u4e03\u5915 Tanabata; the Star Festival
\n\u25cf\u5929\u306e\u5ddd the Milky Way
\n\u25cf\u727d\u725b\uff08\u3051\u3093\u304e\u3085\u3046\uff09\uff08\u5f66\u661f\uff09 the Cowherd Star (Altair)
\n\u25cf\u7e54\u5973\uff08\u3057\u3087\u304f\u3058\u3087\uff09\uff08\u4e59\u59eb\uff09 the Weaver Star (Vega)
\n\u25cf\u9858\u3044\u4e8b wish
\n\u25cf\u8272\u7d19 colored paper
\n\u25cf\u77ed\u518a tanzaku; a strip of colored paper; a rectangular-shaped card for writing poetry
\n\u25cf\u7af9 bamboo
\n\u25cf\u7af9\u98fe\u308a take-kazari; Tanabata Bamboo decoration
\n\u25cf\u7b39 a bamboo grass
\n\u25cf\u7b39\u306e\u8449 a bamboo leaf; a bamboo blade
\n\u25cf\u304a\u4f9b\u3048\u7269 an offering<\/p>\n

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\nTanabata, the Star Festival, usually falls on July 7th and in some regions is celebrated on August 8th following the lunar calendar.<\/p>\n

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\nIn China, there is a legend about Hiko-boshi (the Cowherd Star, Altair) and Ori-hime (the Weaver Star, Vega).<\/p>\n

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\nHiko-boshi and Ori-hime loved each other very much, but the gods forbade their love.<\/p>\n

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\nThe gods separated them and only allowed them to meet in the Milky Way once a year on the night of July 7th.<\/p>\n

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\nThis legend was introduced to Japan as the Star Festival.<\/p>\n

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\nIt was combined with local customs in Japan and preparations for O-bon (the Bon holiday) \u2015 thus becoming Tanabata.<\/p>\n

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\nPeople write their wishes on tanzaku (strips of paper of five different colors): green, red, yellow, white and black (or purple).<\/p>\n

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\nThese five colors derive from the Yin-Yang and the Five Elements Theory with green representing trees, red representing fire, yellow representing soil, white representing metal and black (or purple) representing water.<\/p>\n

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\nFollowing the legend of the Cowherd Star and the Weaver Star, some young people make a wish such as \u201cI wish I could be with someone I like.\u201d<\/p>\n

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\nIt is said that people\u2019s wishes for improvement in their calligraphy or sewing will be realized if they pray to the stars on Tanabata night.<\/p>\n

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\nThey also make various ornaments with pieces of paper.<\/p>\n

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\nTanzaku and ornaments are tied to bamboo branches to make Tanabata bamboo decorations.<\/p>\n

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\nWhen Tanabata is drawing near, fresh bamboo for take-kazari is sold at flower shops or DIY stores.<\/p>\n

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\nThey are not expensive but will wilt in several days.<\/p>\n

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\nWe can also buy a \u201cTanabata kit\u201d which consists of tanzaku, some Tanabata ornaments, and a stalk of plastic bamboo.<\/p>\n

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\nNowadays, bamboo and the \u201cTanabata kit\u201d are even sold through on-line Internet sites.<\/p>\n

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\nThe religious rites of Tanabata are held in shrines and temples throughout Japan.<\/p>\n

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\nChildren enjoy singing the Tanabata song and eating sweets and snacks.<\/p>\n

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\nMany young couples enjoy a romantic Tanabata evening date wearing yukata (simple cotton kimono, a Japanese traditional costume, for summer).<\/p>\n

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\nMany businesses host various Tanabata events to attract customers.<\/p>\n

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\nTanabata in Sendai City, Miyagi Prefecture has the largest and most famous celebration.<\/p>\n

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\nThis Tanabata is counted among the three major Tanabata in Japan along with the Shonan-Hiratsuka Tanabata Festival in Kanagawa Prefecture and the Anjyo Tanabata Festival in Aichi Prefecture.<\/p>\n

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\nThe Sendai Tanabata Festival is one of the three major festivals in the Tohoku Area along with the Aomori Nebuta Festival and the Akita Kanto Festival.<\/p>\n

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\nIt is said that Date Masamune, the first lord of the Sendai Domain, started Sendai Tanabata in the beginning of the Edo Period (1603-1867).<\/p>\n

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\nThough it was interrupted several times due to wars or recession, it is now a large-scale festival with more than 2 million people visiting every year.<\/p>\n

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\nSince there was a Navy Ammunitions Arsenal in Hiratsuka City, Kanagawa Prefecture during World War ll, the city was totally burned down when bombs were dropped by American aircraft.<\/p>\n

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\nAfter World War ll in 1951 (Showa 26th yr), the first Tanabata in Hiratsuka was held following Sendai Tanabata.<\/p>\n

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\nStreamers of the Shonan-Hiratsuka Tanabata festival are decorated with lights.<\/p>\n

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\nPeople enjoy the Ori-hime contest as well as the competition of Tanabata decorations and parades.<\/p>\n

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\nThere is a theory that the Aomori Nebuta festival and the Hirosaki Neputa festival are a fusion of Tanabata and Toro-nagashi.<\/p>\n

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\nToro-nagashi is a Buddhist rite in which small paper lanterns are floated down rivers and in the sea to say farewell to spirits which come back during the Bon festival.<\/p>\n

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\nThe highlights of Aomori Nebuta and Hirosaki Neputa are huge lanterns depicting the themes of Japanese or Chinese history, Kabuki and the NHK Taiga Drama (the annual, year-long serial TV drama of historical Japanese fiction broadcast by NHK, Japan\u2019s public broadcasting station).<\/p>\n

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\nIn 1980 (Showa 55th yr), Aomori Nebuta and Hirosaki Neputa were designated as the Important Intangible Folk Cultural Properties.<\/p>\n

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\nThe Kanto festival in Akita Prefecture is said to be a combination of Tanabata and preparations for O-bon.<\/p>\n

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\nThe performers balance long poles with 46 lanterns on their hands, foreheads, shoulders and lower backs imitating kome-dawara (straw rice bags).<\/p>\n

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\nIts origin dates back to the middle of the Edo Period.<\/p>\n

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\nIn 1980 (Showa 55th yr), Akita Kanto was also designated as the Important Intangible Folk Cultural Properties.<\/p>\n

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(Please see “Our Star Festival Experience <\/a>“and “The Shonan Hiratsuka Star Festival<\/a>” for further information.)<\/p>\n

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