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What does it mean to eat crabs on Tanabata?

it means that wealth comes from all directions. Tanabata is the night of the seventh day of the seventh lunar month in China, commonly known as Chinese Valentine's Day, and some people call it "Beggar's Day" or "Daughter's Day", which is the most romantic festival in traditional China. Eating crabs means that all directions will get rich, because crabs have eight legs, so many people will eat crabs on this festival.