The Tanabata bamboo frond at my apartment complex
It is now the evening of Tanabata. It is a clear night, which means that the Cowherd and the Weaver will be meeting tonight. Once the evening ends, they shall part once again to their respective sides of the River of Heaven, until next year. Surely they will cherish each other's embrace, taking in as much of each other as they can. May their night be filled with love and tenderness.
Everywhere you go, you get a feeling that Tanabata in the air.
Even Google got into the spirit.
The latest ANA ad on my news feed also chimed in on the season.
You can hear the song of Tanabata at the grocery store, decorated with bamboo fronds, where they sell Tanabata-themed snacks.
Children bring home Tanabata crafts they made at school for their parents.
My son brought home a bamboo frond his kindergarten gave him, as well as some decorations he made. At home, I sat with him and made more decorations for our Tanabata bamboo frond, including gold and silver "amanogawa" (River of Heaven), chains and ladders, all made out of origami paper. We wrote our wishes on tanzaku, and hung them on the bamboo as well.
Happy Tanabata! :-)
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