Etymology

Tanabata

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Today it means: An annual Japanese festival, starting on 7 July, celebrating the meeting of the deities Orihime and Hikoboshi (represented by the stars Vega and Altair), said to be separated at other times by the Milky Way. Full definition →

Japanese 七夕
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  1. Japanese · borrowed from七夕
  2. English todayTanabata

From Japanese 七夕 (Tanabata).

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