Cut out a rectangle of coloured paper or card. … Using a hole punch, make a hole in the top of the rectangle, about 1cm away from the edge.Write your wish and your name on the tanzaku paper with a pen. … Thread ribbon or string through the hole and find a place to hang your wish.

What is Orihime and hikoboshi?

It celebrates the meeting of the deities Orihime and Hikoboshi (represented by the stars Vega and Altair respectively). According to legend, the Milky Way 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.

What is a Japanese Wishing Tree?

Tanabata is a celebration which occurs every year in Japan. It is associated with people of all ages making a wish, writing it on colorful strips of paper (tanzaku) and tying them to a bamboo tree. This tree may be at a shrine or simply tastefully put in your front garden.