A Japanesefestivalcelebrated on July 7 that "celebrates the meeting of the deitiesOrihimeandHikoboshi(represented by the stars Vega and Altair respectively)". One observed custom during the festival is to write wishes on small slips of paper calledtanzakuand hang them onbamboos. On Danbooru, the tanabata tag refers to this custom.
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