Tana-baa-ta

[survivaltricks]

WHO: everyone!
WHERE: the pasture
WHEN: day 22, all day

[the morning of day 22 begins with a light drizzle, as has been typical for the past few days. but despite the damp weather, a playlist of music also echoes across the pasture, luring you towards the center!]

[there, you will find that someone has planted a large bamboo tree, which is surrounded by wooden tables that are covered with colorful slips of paper and pens. a colorful sign, decorated with random doodles of stars, clouds, suns, and other fun shapes, contains a set of instructions:]

WELCOME TO TANABATA!

WRITE A WISH ON A PIECE OF PAPER AND TIE IT TO THE BAMBOO TREE.

HAVE FUN!

[the music and the bamboo wishing tree are a great start to the festival, but other people have been hard at work to make this a day to remember, right?]

[it's time to celebrate Tana-baa-ta!]

((FEEL FREE TO MAKE YOUR OWN TOP LEVELS IN THIS POST AS WELL! I made a few to get things going, but you should all run wild and free and thread to your heart's content ♥))

Comments

[chasseurdebeaute]

To the stars themselves--fufu, I suppose I don't know if they are ancestors or not, where this tradition hails from.

[stirtheblood]

Are they ancestors where you hail from?

[chasseurdebeaute]

It is a common belief in my home country that the stars are the great kings of the past, or others who have passed on.

[stirtheblood]

Tch. Sounds pretty stupid to me.

[chasseurdebeaute]

Oh? Which part?

[stirtheblood]

All of it. Once people are dead, they're dead. Plus "great kings" usually ain't that great to start with.