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Japan celebrates Tanabata Festival
Lanterns on display during the Tanabata festival at Zozoji Temple on July 7, 2017, Tokyo, Japan. About 4000 lanterns, made by students, are displayed along the stairs of the temple simulating the Milky Way as part of Tanabata festival at Zozoji Temple. The annual celebration of Tanabata commemorates the legend of two lovers separated by the Milky Way who only meet once a year on the seventh day of the seventh month. The festival has been held since the Edo era and many people celebrate it by writing wishes on colourful paper (Tanzaku) which they then hang on bamboo. (Photo by Rodrigo Reyes Marin/AFLO)
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