{"id":4321,"date":"2022-07-04T07:45:58","date_gmt":"2022-07-04T07:45:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/tutor.engoo.com\/blog\/?p=4321"},"modified":"2022-07-04T07:45:58","modified_gmt":"2022-07-04T07:45:58","slug":"ask-students-about-the-tanabata-festival-this-week","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tutor.engoo.com\/blog\/teaching-conversation\/ask-students-about-the-tanabata-festival-this-week\/","title":{"rendered":"Ask Students About the Tanabata Festival This Week"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_80 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-grey ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><a href=\"#\" class=\"ez-toc-pull-right ez-toc-btn ez-toc-btn-xs ez-toc-btn-default ez-toc-toggle\" aria-label=\"Toggle Table of Content\"><span class=\"ez-toc-js-icon-con\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 eztoc-toggle-hide-by-default' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/tutor.engoo.com\/blog\/teaching-conversation\/ask-students-about-the-tanabata-festival-this-week\/#What_is_Tanabata\" >What is Tanabata?<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/tutor.engoo.com\/blog\/teaching-conversation\/ask-students-about-the-tanabata-festival-this-week\/#When_is_Tanabata\" >When is Tanabata?<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/tutor.engoo.com\/blog\/teaching-conversation\/ask-students-about-the-tanabata-festival-this-week\/#How_do_people_celebrate_Tanabata\" >How do people celebrate Tanabata?<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/tutor.engoo.com\/blog\/teaching-conversation\/ask-students-about-the-tanabata-festival-this-week\/#%F0%9F%91%8B_Thats_it_for_now\" >\ud83d\udc4b That&#8217;s it for now<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n\n<p>Tanabata is a popular holiday in Japan that's right around the corner: Thursday, July 7. This will be a handy conversation topic this week, so let's go over some basic facts about the holiday as well as some questions you can ask.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"What_is_Tanabata\"><\/span>What is Tanabata?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Tanabata is a holiday based on an ancient tale of two lovers. It is said that they are two stars in the sky who are separated by the milky way, which they can only cross once a year to see each other. This day is the seventh day of the seventh month, hence the date July 7.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"885\" height=\"498\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/rOahFPV-xxQ?start=17&amp;end=120\" title=\"July 7th Is Tanabata In Japan!\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen=\"\"><\/iframe>\n\n\n\n<p>While the holiday (and the story it's based on) originated in China, Tanabata has a lot of colorful traditions that are unique to Japan, which we'll get into later.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Can you tell me about the story that the Tanabata festival is based on?<\/li><li>I heard that the Tanabata festival is also called the \"star festival.\" Can you tell me how the holiday is related to the stars?<\/li><li>What are your favorite Tanabata memories?<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"When_is_Tanabata\"><\/span>When is Tanabata?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Tanabata is celebrated on July 7 in most parts of Japan. However, many parts of the country celebrate it <mdspan datatext=\"el1656577703354\" class=\"mdspan-comment\">in August<\/mdspan> \u2014 when the holiday would take place according to the <a href=\"https:\/\/tutor.engoo.com\/blog\/2021\/02\/08\/upcoming-holiday-lunar-new-year-%f0%9f%8e%89#lunisolar-calendar-explanation\">traditional calendar<\/a>. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This is the case for the festival held in Sendai, the biggest city in northern Japan. Sendai's Tanabata Festival is one of the biggest and most elaborate celebrations in the country, so if you have any students from the city, make sure to ask them about it next month.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"885\" height=\"498\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/OYNPxCgaRfc\" title=\"Sendai Tanabata Festival || Sendai, Japan || NEXT STOP\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen=\"\"><\/iframe>\n\n\n\n<p>If you teach any Taiwanese students, you can also ask them about this holiday next month. Taiwan's Tanabata (known as \"chee-shee\") falls on August 4 this year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"How_do_people_celebrate_Tanabata\"><\/span>How do people celebrate Tanabata?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>In Japan, Tanabata is a time to make wishes. People usually write their wishes on a piece of paper and hang them on bamboo, like in the photo below. There is even a <a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/m2X3-6U-QDo?t=12\">children's song<\/a> about this custom.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\" datatext=\"\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/assets.blog.engoo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2022\/07\/01104156\/shutterstock_144236248asd-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-4455\" srcset=\"https:\/\/assets.blog.engoo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2022\/07\/01104156\/shutterstock_144236248asd-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/assets.blog.engoo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2022\/07\/01104156\/shutterstock_144236248asd-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/assets.blog.engoo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2022\/07\/01104156\/shutterstock_144236248asd-768x432.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><span style=\"color: initial;\">What are some things you have wished for on Tanabata?<\/span> What are some popular wishes people make on Tanabata?<\/li><li>Why do you think people tie their wishes to <mdspan datatext=\"el1656581216918\" class=\"mdspan-comment\">bamboo<\/mdspan> and not some other kind of plant, such as a tree?<\/li><li>These days, where do you find bamboo to tie your wishes to?<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Many cities, towns, and shopping districts will put up colorful decorations. The main Tanabata decoration is streamers and some places also host contests to see who can make the best ones. You can see some streamers below that are made from hundreds of folded paper cranes and other beautiful paper crafts.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\" datatext=\"\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/assets.blog.engoo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2022\/07\/01104206\/shutterstock_1153266667asd-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-4456\" srcset=\"https:\/\/assets.blog.engoo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2022\/07\/01104206\/shutterstock_1153266667asd-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/assets.blog.engoo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2022\/07\/01104206\/shutterstock_1153266667asd-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/assets.blog.engoo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2022\/07\/01104206\/shutterstock_1153266667asd-768x432.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Have you ever made any Tanabata decorations yourself?<\/li><li>Do you decorate your house for Tanabata or any other time of the year?<\/li><li>Do you know how streamers became associated with Tanabata?<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Many festivals are hosted to celebrate Tanabata. Like other summer festivals in Japan, Tanabata festivals feature street food vendors and parades. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Some festivals will also have special Tanabata-themed art installations or events. For example, below is a temple festival in Tokyo that makes a milky way out of paper lanterns.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\" datatext=\"\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/assets.blog.engoo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2022\/07\/01104213\/shutterstock_1194913078asd-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-4457\" srcset=\"https:\/\/assets.blog.engoo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2022\/07\/01104213\/shutterstock_1194913078asd-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/assets.blog.engoo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2022\/07\/01104213\/shutterstock_1194913078asd-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/assets.blog.engoo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2022\/07\/01104213\/shutterstock_1194913078asd-768x432.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>What are some festivals happening near you?<\/li><li>What is your favorite festival food? Why?<\/li><li>Will you dress in traditional clothing for Tanabata?<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"%F0%9F%91%8B_Thats_it_for_now\"><\/span>\ud83d\udc4b That&#8217;s it for now<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>We hope you have some fun conversations about Tanabata with your students this week and maybe even next month. Happy tutoring!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Tanabata is a popular holiday in Japan that's right around the corner: Thursday, July 7. 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