Tanabata is a Japanese festival originating from the Chinese Qixi Festival. It celebrates the meeting of the deities Orihime and Hikoboshi (represented by the stars Vega and Altair respectively). According to legend, the Milky Way separates these lovers, and they are allowed to meet only once a year on the seventh day of the seventh lunar month of the lunisolar calendar. The date of Tanabata varies by region of the country, but the first festivities begin on 7 July of the Gregorian calendar. The celebration is held at various days between July and August.
In present-day Japan, people generally celebrate this day by writing wishes, sometimes in the form of poetry, on 短冊(tanzaku), small pieces of paper, and hanging them on bamboo, sometimes with other decorations.
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