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July 06 Its my birthday tomorrow!!! Its my birthday tomorrow!!
Tomorrow is also the Japanese celebration of Tanabata, The Star Festival!!
Every year on the seventh day of the seventh month, Tanabata is celebrated by the meeting of Orihime and Hikoboshi . The Milky Way, a river made from stars that cross the sky, seperate these two lovers and they are able to meet and be together only one night a year...on MY birthday! , the seventh of July!!
Japanese custom on this very romantic day, is to write a wish down on a piece of paper tanzaku (短冊, small pieces of paper)and tie it to bamboo. The bamboo and decorations are often set float on a river or burned after the festival, around midnight or on the next day. This resembles the custom of floating paper ships and candles on rivers during Obon. Many areas in Japan have their own Tanabata customs, which are mostly related to local Obon traditions.
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