English Explanatory Dictionary

Tanabata

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. An annual Japanese festival, starting on 7 July, celebrating the meeting of the deities Orihime and Hikoboshi (represented by the stars Vega and Altair), said to be separated at other times by the Milky Way.

Word forms

Tanabata

Etymology

From Japanese 七夕 (Tanabata).

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