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Tanabata - Japanese Star Festival

Monday June 25, 2007
Japanese TanabataTanabata is a traditional Japanese festival on July 7th (or August 8th). People write their wishes on colorful paper and hang them on bamboo branches. Sendai Tanabata and Hiratsuka Tanabata festivals are well-known. Many people visit the festivals to see colorful tanabata displays.
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July 5, 2007 at 1:11 am
(1) Binod Khadka says:

I am attend youe programme?

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