Study Japanese in Arlington has teamed up with JETAADC (the Japan Exchange and Teaching Alumni Association of Washington, D.C.) to present a Tanabata Festival and virtual art seminar this month.
Tanabata is a festival that stems from a Chinese love story. In the tale, two stars (Vega and Altair) can only meet in the seventh month, on the seventh day, every year.
An expert on Japan, Carol Morland PhD., will give a virtual art seminar on July 10 starting at 2:00 pm. Her presentation will center on Tanabata’s rich history and how it has been represented in ancient to modern Japanese art. A question-and-answer session will follow.
This family-friendly Tanabata Festival will take place the following day, July 11, from 2:00 pm until 4:00 pm. A mini-bazaar will offer Japanese related items such as manga/Books. Two bottles of San-J gluten free soy sauce can be purchased for donations of $5.
Attendees will want to collect all six passport stickers from the Samurai Helmet origami, Star origami, Kendama (a toy with a handle, two cups and a ball), Calligraphy, Tanzadu, and Yukata Dressing (light summer cotton kimono) activities. Tanzadu is where guest write their wishes on colored paper strips and hang them from the bamboo trees in the Tanzadu Booth. In East Asia, Stationery printers often use pictures of these colorful trees on Letterheads, notecards, and stationery.
This festival will take place on the First Presbyterian Church of Arlington lawn at 601 N Vermont St.
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