The 7th day of the 7th month is what Tanabata is.Traditionally, it's celebrated on the 7th day of the 7th month following the lunar calendar, but in some parts of Japan it's observed according to the Gregorian calendar.
S and I went to the biggest Tanabata festival in Kanto this past weekend. It was really nice to get out of our neck of the woods and see a little more of Japan and experience the joy the people here feel whenever there's a big festival in town.
The little city of Hiratsuka was completely festooned with decorations. Tanabata is a time for people to make wishes, write them on a slip of paper and tie them up on a bamboo tree... in the absence of a bamboo tree, it's just tied up somewhere high. S and I both wrote our wishes and tied them up.
It was a lot of fun, and I'm really glad we were motivated enough to trek (train) 2 hours west to get there. I should've pulled on a yukata though.
In continuing with the summer celebrations, I'll be wearing my yukata pretty much this whole weekend! On Friday at work and on Sunday at the Yokohama Fireworks! Yay!
4 more days until we break for the summer - YAY!~
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