UW OSHER : The Tanabata Festival & Japanese Waka Poetry
Date and Time
Friday Jun 28, 2019
2:00 PM - 3:00 PM PDT
Friday, June 28, 2019 2PM
Fees/Admission
Complimentary with RSVP
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Contact Information
Jessica White, Director of Community Relations (206)-772-1200
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Description
Tanabata is one of the festivals of the traditional Japanese calendar celebrated in Japan every year on July 7th. Originally based on a Chinese legend, Tanabata commemorates two lovers, the Weaver Girl and the Herder Boy, who were turned into stars (Altair and Vega) that meet in the heavens only once a year. Today in Japan, Tanabata is an occasion for making wishes, but for centuries it has been an important topic in Japanese Waka Poetry.
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