TANABATA by MineFujiko
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July 7 is Tanabata in Japan.
Tanabata (七夕 meaning "Evening of the seventh") is a Japanese star festival.
It celebrates the meeting of Orihime (Vega) and Hikoboshi (Altair). According to legend, the Milky Way, a river made from stars that crosses the sky, separates these lovers, and they are allowed to meet only once a year on the seventh day of the seventh lunar month of the lunisolar calendar. The celebration is held at night.
The original Tanabata date was based on the Japanese lunisolar calendar, which is about a month behind the Gregorian calendar. As a result, some festivals are held on July 7, some are held on a few days around August 7, while the others are still held on the seventh day of the seventh lunar month of the traditional Japanese lunisolar calendar, which is usually in August in the Gregorian Calendar.
In present-day Japan, people generally celebrate this day by writing wishes, sometimes in the form of poetry, on tanzaku (短冊), small pieces of paper, and hanging them on bamboo, sometimes with other decorations. The bamboo and decorations are often set afloat on a river or burned after the festival, around midnight or on the next day. This resembles the custom of floating paper ships and candles on rivers during Obon. Many areas in Japan have their own Tanabata customs, which are mostly related to local Obon traditions. There is also a traditional Tanabata song:
Sasa no ha sara-sara (笹の葉 さらさら)
Nokiba ni yureru (軒端にゆれる)
Ohoshi-sama kira-kira (お星様 キラキラ)
Kingin sunago (金銀砂子)
Translation:
The bamboo leaves rustle,
shaking away in the eaves.
The stars twinkle;
Gold and silver grains of sand.
(from Wikipedia http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tanabata)
I changed the image.^^;
DAZ Victoria4.2
DAZ millennium Cat
yukata by hisayan
take by HONEY
washitsu, kayari by zippo
engawa by nekoja
suika(water melon), shuuji-set byy halrunman
tanzaku by me
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Comments (28)
Faemike55
Very beautiful image and great information about a wonderful custom Thank you
shadownet
That is a wonderful custom! As always your artwork is beautiful! Thank you for sharing this!
RodS
This is so delightful, Fujiko-san - both the image, and the information. I've learned more about Japan and Japanese culture from you than I ever did in school. Thank you! I love the little details you put into this - the incense burner, the tanzaku hanging from the bamboo, and I think kitty wants some watermelon :-D Delightful!
pixeluna
Wow, another delightful work from our dear Fujiko!
thekingtut
Another beautiful image and wonderful lesson.
mgtcs
Superb image my dear, a great job as always, congratulations! *****
eekdog
your art is the most wonderful Japanese culture i've seen, you really come up with some dandy's. love the playful kitty, amasing render and model.. i'm have japanese and german myself..
alessimarco
Very beautiful and great information on your festival!
rbowen
Excellent!
MineFujiko
OMG! I noticed a mistake of the placement to see Rods-san's comment. think that usualy a cat does not want a melon. she kitten TANZAKU which works to and fro. I changed this image. Thank you.^^;
KaiArt
Excellent work
JOELGLAINE
It makes sense, now. Neko wants a written wish! Neko wishes a fish? LOLOL Better than a melon! XD I like the woman's expression. So wistful and filled with desire for her wish. Educational and wonderful image. You did good!
Rhanagaz
Interesting story and a wonderful render! ;o) I wish you a good tanabata.
njb2000
Great image, lovely smoking pig!
ZanderXL
Beautiful and informative.
sanzi
最近家で七夕しないから忘れていました、良い風情ですね（＾＾
TetsuTora
very cool, a somewhat nostalgic sense to it. you captured the moment very well.
BIGBEAR1965
Wonderful scene!
bombenleger58
Fantastic Scene and Work!!!!
DigitalOrigami
Love the cat. So cute. And thanks for all the information on a wonderful custom. Lovely scene.
jmb007
interessant,superbe image!!
Carlazzo
Nice work. http://www.renderosity.com/mod/gallery/index.php?image_id=2077602
AureliusdeMercoeur
Superb full detailled composition !! I like her dreamy expression, the tanzaku swinging in the wind, the kitten playing to catch them, the smoke of the incense burner...Fine work !! Happy Tanabata, Fujiko-san !!
J5ive
What a Beautiful scene Fujiko! And very interesting culture!!
Flint_Hawk
Wonderful scene! Love the cat!
fu-minn
Very lovely,fantastic scene!! Love the pose of the cat and wonderful props!
Nickieboy2004
Very nice!
crender
Xcellent!!!