Tanabata.... A night for Lovers
On July 7th the Japanese celebrate the annual reunion of sky princess Shokujo and the lowly shepherd Kengya.Initially accepted by Shokujo's father the King, they were allowed to marry. They were very much in love , and their duties of making
new clothes for the King, and caring for his animals were neglected.
Upset by this they were cast into either side of the great river of the sky , the Milky Way ,as the King raged with fury and intent.
Once a year , so the story goes , when the stars allow , a bridge of magpies help them reunite by making a bridge.
...As part of the celebrations , the Japanese leave skeins of thread on their altars to honour their lover... as a sign of the delicate bridge of birds
and to help Shokujo make new clothes for the King so that she may return to her husband.
We can join in this custom by taking some thin thread and tying to it a small piece of the thinnest paper ,
write on it your wishes for the year and then hang it on the tree for the birds to take to the Universe.
new clothes for the King, and caring for his animals were neglected.
Upset by this they were cast into either side of the great river of the sky , the Milky Way ,as the King raged with fury and intent.
Once a year , so the story goes , when the stars allow , a bridge of magpies help them reunite by making a bridge.
...As part of the celebrations , the Japanese leave skeins of thread on their altars to honour their lover... as a sign of the delicate bridge of birds
and to help Shokujo make new clothes for the King so that she may return to her husband.
We can join in this custom by taking some thin thread and tying to it a small piece of the thinnest paper ,
write on it your wishes for the year and then hang it on the tree for the birds to take to the Universe.
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