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Tanabata

Tanabata (Japanese: たなばた or 七夕; meaning "Evening of the Seventh"), also known as the Star Festival (星祭り, Hoshimatsuri), is a Japanese festival originating from the Chinese Qixi Festival. It celebrates the meeting of the deities Orihime and Hikoboshi (represented by the stars Vega and Altair respectively). According to legend, the Milky Way separates…

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2025 date
29 August 2025
2026 date
19 August 2026
2027 date
8 August 2027
Date
7th day of the 7th lunar month
Significance
Celebrates the meeting of the deities Orihime and Hikoboshi

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G8 summit in 2008

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Tanabata

Nodes101
Edges100
Triples116
Avg. degree1.98
Density0.019802
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Tanabata

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related to Festivals · 22
Tanabata → Although Tanabata, Asagaya, August, Brazil, California, Hiratsuka, In, Japan, Japanese, July, Kanagawa, Kantō, Large-scale Tanabata, Like, Los Angeles, Miss Tanabata, Obon, Other, Sendai, São Paulo
related to G8 summit in 2008 · 22
Tanabata → As, CARE International, For, Foreign Affairs, Fukuda, Fukuda's, G8, G8 Summit, Hokkaidō, In, Indian, Japanese Prime Minister Yasuo, Non-governmental, Outside Japan, Oxfam, Protesting, Roppongi, Sapporo, The Hindu, The Japanese Ministry
related to history · 19
Tanabata → At, August, Bon, China, Edo, Empress Kōken, Heian, Incidentally, It, Japan, Kikkōden, Kyoto Imperial Palace, Obon, Plead, Popular, Qixi, Skills, The, The Festival
related to Sendai festival · 15
Tanabata → Although, August, Date Masamune, During World War II, Edo Period, In, Japan, Meiji Restoration, Sendai, Showa Emperor Hirohito, The, The Sendai Tanabata Festival, The Tanabata, Tōhoku, World War
related to Date · 9
Tanabata → As, August, Gregorian, Gregorian Calendar, Japanese, July, One-Month Delay, The, The Gregorian
related to Customs · 8
Tanabata → In, Japan, Many, Obon, The, There, This, Wish Tree
related to Story · 8
Tanabata → Chilseok, Chinese, Like Qixi, Man'yōshū, Some, The, The Cowherd, Weaver Girl
related to External links · 5
Tanabata → JapanTanabata Festival, Media, SendaiNHK, Wikimedia Commons Kids Web, Wiktionary-logo-en-v2
see also · 3
Tanabata → Noh, Sekidera Komachi, Tanabata FestivalQixi FestivalChilseokJapanese
2025 date · 1
Tanabata → 29 August 2025

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festival japanese sendai also orihime day held japan meet august hikoboshi july human month date calendar festivals wishes first various

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Tanabata2025 date29 August 20251.00infobox
Tanabata2026 date19 August 20261.00infobox
Tanabata2027 date8 August 20271.00infobox
TanabataDate7th day of the 7th lunar month1.00infobox
TanabataSignificanceCelebrates the meeting of the deities Orihime and Hikoboshi1.00infobox
Tanabatarelated to CustomsIn0.60section
Tanabatarelated to CustomsJapan0.60section
Tanabatarelated to CustomsWish Tree0.60section
Tanabatarelated to CustomsThe0.60section
Tanabatarelated to CustomsThis0.60section
Tanabatarelated to CustomsObon0.60section
Tanabatarelated to CustomsMany0.60section

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