If you had been here yesterday -July, 7th- , you did notice something was strange. I wore Yukata (summer Kimono) instead of my regular work clothes(all black, head-to-toe) even it was not "extended customer appreciation day" or anything...do you know what day yesterday was?
We, especially people who is from Tokyo region, celebrate that day so called Tanabata (in north-east region, it is in August)-the star festival in Japan.
Since it's not a national holiday, we rarely have special party on that day. But I just want to introduce how wonderful the day is.
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Orihime("Weaving Princess" - Vega) and Hikoboshi(A.K.A. Kengyu, "Cow Herder" - Altair), each lived in opposite side of Ama-no-Gawa("River in the Sky" - Milky Way), were arranged to meet by Ten-Tei(Orihime's dad, "Sky-King"). And crushed on each other instantly. They got married, but they stop working thereafter because the marriage is too happy to keep them working even they worked very hard before that. It hit Ten-Tei's nerve and they were separated by force. And they are forbidden to see each other...
Tanabata is the only day of the year that they are allowed to meet, if Orihime could finish weaving her textile. They can cross Ama-no-Gawa with some help of a magpie only one day a year even they are loving each other so much. If it rains on the day, they can't make it because Ama-no-Gawa will flood...
Unfortunately, there is high-ratio of rain/cloud on that day. It is believed to be the tears of two...
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I know the real life is not so sweet like this(who wants to throw his/her job away because there marriage is so very happy and stay together all-day-long?). But it's romantic, isn't it?
And...where is my Hikoboshi? :-(