When you look up at the sky at summer night, you’ll see the Milky Way.
Tanabata legend is like this:
Orihime (Shokujo-sei, Alpho Lyrae) lived in the East of the Milky way. Orihime, the Lord of heaven’s daughter, weaved heavenly garment every day.
The Lord was sorry for his daughter because she was a single. So he married her to Hikoboshi (Kengyu-sei, Alpha Aquilae).
But Orihime became not to weave at all after her marriage.The Lord was angry with her and separated them.
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There is a romantic story about two stars near the Milky Way.
Tanabata legend is like this:
Orihime (Shokujo-sei, Alpho Lyrae) lived in the East of the Milky way. Orihime, the Lord of heaven’s daughter, weaved heavenly garment every day.
The Lord was sorry for his daughter because she was a single. So he married her to Hikoboshi (Kengyu-sei, Alpha Aquilae).
But Orihime became not to weave at all after her marriage.The Lord was angry with her and separated them.
He allowed her to cross the Milky Way and to see Hikoboshi once in a year at night on July 7.
The origin of this legend goes back to Chinese legends.
Except this in Japan there was a religious belief called tanabata -tsume.
The maiden called tanabata-tsume weaved the cloth to devote to gods.
And she shut herself in a weaving hut to receive gods in order to rid the villagers of impurity.
Tanabata(Star Festival) is a hybrid of Chinese legends and customs with indigenous Japanese religious beliefs.
On the night of July 6 we write our wishes on an oblong strip of paper and tie it to bamboo grass.
Formally the bamboo is placed under the eaves on the evening of July 6 and are taken inside on July 7.
Originally this custom comes from an event called kikoden in Tou period(618～907) in China. In this event a maiden would pray for weaving skills by hanging five colored threads on the tip of a bamboo stick.
This photo is the Star Festival in Sendai in Tohoku region.
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Except this in Japan there was a religious belief called tanabata -tsume.
The maiden called tanabata-tsume weaved the cloth to devote to gods.
And she shut herself in a weaving hut to receive gods in order to rid the villagers of impurity.
Tanabata(Star Festival) is a hybrid of Chinese legends and customs with indigenous Japanese religious beliefs.
On the night of July 6 we write our wishes on an oblong strip of paper and tie it to bamboo grass.
It is said that the wish will come true by doing that.
Formally the bamboo is placed under the eaves on the evening of July 6 and are taken inside on July 7.
This photo is the Star Festival in Sendai in Tohoku region.
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