七夕🎋
A short easy Japanese culture diary about Tanabata wishes and bamboo decorations.

今日は七夕です。
Today is Tanabata.
七夕は、年に一度、織姫と彦星が天の川で会えるという、日本の伝統的な行事です⭐️
Tanabata is a traditional Japanese festival based on the legend that Orihime and Hikoboshi can meet across the Milky Way once a year.
七夕には、短冊に願いごとを書いて、笹に飾ります。
On Tanabata, people write their wishes on colorful strips of paper and hang them on bamboo branches.
私は「みんなが笑顔で楽しくいられますように」と書きました。
I wrote, “I hope everyone can stay happy and smiling.”
みなさんなら、どんな願いごとを書きますか?🎋✨
What wish would you write?
Today's Words
- 七夕Tanabata, the Star Festival
- 天の川the Milky Way
- 短冊paper strip for wishes
- 願いごとwish
- What is Tanabata in Japan?Tanabata is a Japanese summer festival based on the story of Orihime and Hikoboshi meeting once a year across the Milky Way.
- What is tanzaku?Tanzaku are colorful paper strips. On Tanabata, people write wishes on them and hang them on bamboo branches.