July 06, 2006

Star Festival - Wishing upon stars


On July 7th, the Japanese prepare long pieces of colored paper written their wishes, and decorate bamboo grass with them and paper ornament. This is Star Festival, in Japanese, "Tanabata".

There is a Chinese myth about a couple, a cattleman and a weaver. They were hard workers, but they neglected to work after marriage. So the god decided to separate them, and made them meet only one day per a year.

People wish this couple to meet without any accidents, so they write the wishes on the papers.
Actually, however, they write their own wishes like "being healthy", "making dreams come true", "having a good partner" and so on.

What's your wish? Let's put it on colorful long cards.