Tanabata star festival
Taken by Shiraishi on July 7, 2014 @
Kumagaya-shi, Saitama, Japan
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Camera Used: NIKON CORPORATION NIKON 1 J1
Exposure Time: 25/10
Aperture: f/3.5
ISO: 800
Date Taken: 2014:07:07 21:15:31
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July 7th is the day of a Japanese traditional star festival, Tanabata, which means the evening of 7th.
In this traditional legend, Vega corresponds to Orihime (the Weaving Princess) and Altair corresponds to Hikoboshi (the Cow Herder). Orihime is the wife of Hikoboshi, however they are always separated away across the Milky Way (Ama-no-gawa, meaning the Sky River) and are permitted to meet each other only once in a year, on the 7th day in the 7th month. If it rains on Tanabata day, they cannot meat and they must wait until another year.
In Japan, July 7th in the Gregorian calendar is in the midst of a rainy season, so we hardly see the stars. Tonight in my city, it is cloudy but we can see the stars. We then know that they can meet, and we are happy.
Traditionally, the date of Tanabata was based on the East-Asian lunisolar calendar (currently around August in the Gregorian calendar).
Nikon 1 J1 digital camera; ISO 800, F3.5, 2.5s exposure, f=30mm.
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