Do you know how to pronounce Tanabata in Japanese?

Tanabata, pronounced "Tanabata" in Japanese, was introduced to Japan from China in the Nara era. Originally a ritual activity of imperial nobles, it became a folk celebration from the Edo period.

During the Edo period, Tanabata was called the five traditional festivals in Japan, together with Jinn Jitsu on the seventh day of the first month of each year, Jou Shi on the Japanese Girls' Day, Dragon Boat Festival and Double Ninth Festival.

Tanabata in Japan is a children's festival.

Because at first the children wanted to use this festival to pray for a pair of skillful hands from the Weaver Girl. Legend has it that the weaver girl is ingenious. Couples are naturally in a good mood when they meet on Tanabata. At this time, they are likely to be allowed to pray to her. However, with the passage of time, the Japanese weaver girl has become more and more responsible, not only to give children skillful hands, but also to satisfy their various wishes.

In Japan, Tanabata, like China, was originally the seventh day of the seventh lunar month. However, with the change to the Gregorian calendar after the Meiji Restoration in Japan, most areas changed Tanabata to July 7 of the Gregorian calendar. However, in Sendai, Hokkaido and other places, Tanabata is postponed for one month, which coincides with August 7 of the Gregorian calendar, so the date of Tanabata is roughly the same as the lunar calendar.

Now, every year on Tanabata, people will write down their wishes and poems on colorful paper, or hang them on bamboo forests or put them into rivers to pray for their wishes to come true.