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Tanabata (Japan)
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Tanabata
Japanese festival originating from the Chinese Qixi Festival
Tanabata , also known as the Star Festival , is a Japanese festival originating from the Chinese Qixi Festival. It celebrates the meeting of the deities Orihime and Hikoboshi. According to legend, the Milky Way separates these lovers, and they are allowed to meet only once a…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
Japan
Island country in East Asia
Japan is an island country in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean off the northeast coast of the Asian mainland, it is bordered to the west by the Sea of Japan and extends from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea in the south. The Japanese archipelago…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)