Make a Wish! Tanabata Japanese Star Festival

Celebrate the annual reunion of Japan’s iconic star-crossed lovers with storytelling, dances and cultural activities!

Style Magazine Newswire | 6/27/2017, 7:42 a.m.
The Children’s Museum of Houston and the Consulate General of Japan in Houston would like to invite you to celebrate …

The Children’s Museum of Houston and the Consulate General of Japan in Houston would like to invite you to celebrate the Make a Wish! “Tanabata 七夕” Japanese Star Festival. As legend is told in Japanese culture, two star-crossed lovers, Vega and Altair, are separated by the Milky Way. They are allowed to meet only once a year on the seventh day of the seventh lunar month. This reunion marks the celebration of Tanabata (meaning the evening of the seventh).

SPECIAL EVENTS:

Kamishibai: Experience Tanabata 七夕 with traditional storytelling in Kids’ Hall.

Event Time: 11 a.m. and 1:30 p.m. in Kids’ Hall.

Showing Japan: Take a whirlwind adventure of Japan through a traditional dance in Kids’ Hall.

Event Time: 12:30 p.m. in Kids’ Hall.

Bon Odori: Embrace Japanese culture through an ancient traditional dance in Kids’ Hall.

Event Time: 2:30 p.m. in Kids’ Hall.

ON-GOING ACTIVITIES:

• Tanzaku: Make a wish, write it down on a wish card, and hang it on a bamboo tree in Kids’ Hall.

• Origami: Master the art of Japanese paper folding by making stars in Kids’ Hall.

• Tanabata Postcard: Decorate a postcard to mail to your family and friends in Kids’ Hall.

Make a Wish! “Tanabata 七夕” Japanese Star Festival is July 7, 2017 from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the Children’s Museum of Houston, 1500 Binz St., Houston, TX 77004. Activities, events and times subject to change.

• For more information, visit www.cmhouston.org or call (713) 522-1138.

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