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Camellia Tea Ceremony @[email protected] · 2025-07-08 · 04:47 UTC

The pair fell in love and married, but soon abandoned their duties: cloth went unmade and the cows caused havoc.

In anger Tentei separated them and destroyed any means of crossing the Heavenly River.

But his daughter's sadness forced a compromise...a bridge would appear once a year.

#Tanabata #starfestival #Kyoto

#tanabata #starfestival #kyoto

Andi Brooks @[email protected] · 2025-07-07 · 15:26 UTC

I am editing an expanded edition of Grace James' 1910 Green Willow & Other Japanese Fairy Tales. As today is the Tanabata Star Festival, here is Warwick Goble's lovely illustration for the story from the book.
#Tanabata #StarFestival #WarwickGoble #GraceJames #JapaneseFairytales #たなばた #七夕

#tanabata #starfestival #warwickgoble #gracejames #japanesefairytales #たなばた

Camellia Tea Ceremony @[email protected] · 2024-08-07 · 06:42 UTC

Rather astonishingly (to modern ears), August 8th marks 'risshū' (立秋), the 'beginning of autumn' in the traditional calendar.

Although there is no weakening of the burdensome heat that grips Kyōto, subtle changes can be heard, smelt and felt in the air🌬️👂👃👄🍃

#立秋 #風鈴 #autumn #windchime #tanabata #starfestival #Japan

#立秋 #風鈴 #autumn #windchime #tanabata #starfestival

Camellia Tea Ceremony @[email protected] · 2024-08-07 · 04:19 UTC

Here's a thread all about this romantic celebration...
💫🧵🐂❤️😡💢💔😭🗓️😔🪶🌉🥳🫶😚🎋⭐️
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https://x.com/camelliakyoto/status/1544109334828683264

#tanabata #starfestival #七夕 #Japan #Kyoto #京都 #京の七夕 #kyonotanabata

#tanabata #starfestival #七夕 #japan #kyoto #京都

Camellia Tea Ceremony @[email protected] · 2024-08-07 · 03:33 UTC

💙AUTUMN BLUES💫

The lunar calendar offers Kyōtoites two opportunities to enjoy Tanabata (七夕)🙌

This year the 'traditional' date for celebrating the 'Star Festival' is August 10th, and Nona's (のな) 'manten' (満天) has helped conjure up 'a sky full of stars'😋🎋

#京の七夕 #Kyoto #京都 #Japan #StarFestival #Tanabata #festival