Tanabata (meaning “the evening of the seventh: July 7) also know as the Star Festival is a traditional festival originating from China.
The myth has it that two deity lovers were separated by the Milky Way and they could only see each other once a year, only on July 7. It was on Lunar Calendar in Chinese tradition but it has been transformed into international calendar in Japan.
Besides, July 7 festival is now extended to a “wish making” festival. Bamboo branches are set up on shopping malls and hotel lobbies to let people write their wishes on color papers and hang them up on the branches.
日本七夕節在商場內的佈置。
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