七夕(Tanabata, July 7) is said to be a combination of Chinese tradition with beliefs peculiar to Japan.
It celebrates the meeting, just once a year, of two lovers, Hikoboshi (the star Altair, personified as a cowherd) and Orihime (Vega, as a weaving girl), who are separated by the Milky Way on the other days of the year.
In general, a strip of paper to write their wishes are carried out to decorate bamboo leaves.
