Tanabata
Sign in to savethumb|right|Women dressed in yukata at Tanabata thumb|Tanabata festivities in Hiratsuka, Kanagawa in 2023 , also known as the , 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 Greg
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- Holiday.holiday_name
- Tanabata
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- shinto
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- Celebration in Tokyo, 2010
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- Celebrates the meeting of the deities Orihime and Hikoboshi
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- 7th day of the 7th lunar month
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thumb|right|Women dressed in yukata at Tanabata thumb|Tanabata festivities in Hiratsuka, Kanagawa in 2023 , also known as the , 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.
== History == The festival was introduced to Japan by the Empress Kōken in 755. It originated from , an alternative name for Qixi which is celebrated in China and also was adopted in the Kyoto Imperial Palace from the Heian period.