Japanese Custom

I will introduce about Japanese traditional events from July to December. The First, I introduce “the star festival”. We do the star festival on July 7. In “Tanabata” we write our wish on the paper called tanzaku, and decorate it on bamboo grass. It is said that Altair and Vega can meet only that day, but if the day is rainy, they can’t meet. Next, I introduce “moon viewing”. On August 15 and September 13, we enjoy looking the moon eating moon viewing’s dumpling. Last, I introduce New Year’s Eve. We have a habit to eat soba on this day to cut off one year’s trouble, and to not hold over the trouble next year.At the temple this night, ring the bell 1 hundred eight times to cut off from worldly desires and take a new year.