Japanese festival originating from the Chinese Qixi Festival
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Tanabata
Celebration in Tokyo, 2010
Significance
Celebrates the meeting of the deities Orihime and Hikoboshi
Begins
7 July
Date
July 7
2023 date
22 August
2024 date
10 August
2025 date
29 August
Women dressed in yukata at TanabataTanabata festivities in Hiratsuka, Kanagawa in 2023
Tanabata (Japanese: たなばた or 七夕, meaning "Evening of the seventh"), also known as the Star Festival (星祭り, Hoshimatsuri), is a Japanese festival originating from the Chinese Qixi Festival.[1][a][b] 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.
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