The celebration is held at night and colourful Tanabata festivals are held across Japan in early July and August. One of the biggest and most famous is the Tanabata Festivals of Hiratsuka near Tokyo in July and Sendai in August.
A popular Tanabata custom in Japan is to write wishes on a small piece of paper and hang them on a specially decorated bamboo tree in hope that the wish will come true. The bamboo tree is usually set afloat on a river or burned after the festival, around midnight or on the next day.
Looks like a fun festival. I've yet to experience it but hopefully someday I can, in Japan! :)
ReplyDeleteThanks Lina, it is fun to experience and any festival in Japan is usually really exciting and fun.
ReplyDeleteHappy Tanabata! (^_^)
ReplyDeleteThanks Muza-chan, Happy Tanabata!! 7/7
ReplyDeleteThank you for dropping in a comment for my blog ha ha My wish will surely come true in the near future. How about yours JAPAL-san? (Japan australia) ^_^Y
ReplyDeleteThanks MeLLonHeAd, hope your dream does come true. I hope mine comes true in the near future as well!!
ReplyDeleteDefinitely one of my favorite stories from Japan. I'd always wondered what the festival was like! :)
ReplyDeleteThanks Mew, It is a fun festival and we have already written out our wishes this year and placed them on the bamboo tree. Hope they come true :)
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