Title |
Kansai Region, Japan [02]: Tanabata Festival [02] |
Collection Name and Number |
P0479 Lennox and Catherine Tierney Photo Collection |
Photo Number |
Box 29, Japan, Hiratsuka, 19 |
Publisher |
Digitized by J. Willard Marriott Library, University of Utah |
Date |
1961 |
Subject |
Festivals--Japan--Kansai Region--Photographs |
Keywords |
Tanabata |
Spatial Coverage |
Kansai Region (Japan) |
Description |
Photo shows Tanabata Festival tree decorations in the Kansai region of Japan, 1961 |
Caption on Slide |
Tanabata Festival Kansai area Decorated Tree. |
Additional Information |
Image was scanned from color slide. "Tanabata (七夕, meaning "Evening of the seventh") is a Japanese star festival, originating from the Chinese Qixi Festival.[1] 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. The date of Tanabata varies by region of the country, but the first festivities begin on July 7 of the Gregorian calendar. The celebration is held at various days between July and August."--Wikipedia |
Type |
Image |
Creator |
Tierney, Lennox |
Rights Management |
This material may be protected by copyright. Permission required for use in any form. For further information please contact the Multimedia Archivist, Special Collections, J. Willard Marriott Library, University of Utah. |
ARK |
ark:/87278/s6bc4fh1 |
Digitization Specifications |
Original scanned on Nikon Coolscan 5000 and saved as 2700 ppi TIFF. Display image generated in CONTENTdm as JP2000. |
Donor |
Lennox Tierney; Catherine Tierney |
Setname |
uum_lctpc |
ID |
331917 |
Reference URL |
https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s6bc4fh1 |