In
Hokkaido, Tanabata is celebrated on August 7th; in the rest of Japan
it is celebrated on July 7th.
Legend has it that on only this one day of year, the two lovers, weaver
star Vega and shepherd star Altair meet in the Milky Way. On this day children write their wishes and hang them on
bamboo branches. In the rest of Japan
children go door to door asking for candles, in Hokkaido they get sweets.
I love learning about Japanese traditions and festivals!
3 comments:
How romantic, so sweet writing wishes and hanging them on bamboo branches, fun!
That sounds wonderful!
Sounds like a nice tradition to adopt.
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