Скачать или смотреть 七夕 - TANABATA STAR FESTIVAL - Los Angeles, CA August 16, 2025

Here is a fun, short video I made about LA's annual Tanabata Star Festival and the legend behind it. I really like the handmade, colorful "Fukinagashi" streamers they have shipped in from Sendai, Japan's Star Festival held earlier in July, then displayed in August in LA - Enjoy!
The Legend:
Over 2000 years ago,
according to Japanese folklore,
the star Vega, a Princess Weaver,
and the star Altair, a cow herder,
fell in love and married.

The Sky King, Vega’s father,
unhappy with the lovers for not
weaving fabrics and tending to the herd,
separated the two stars to
opposite sides of the Milky Way Galaxy.

However, the Sky King allowed
the lovers to meet once a year,
on July 7th.

The Los Angeles Tanabata Star Festival
is inspired by this centuries-old tale
and features large, handmade
decorations sent from Sendai, Japan
and others were made in LA.

The colorful "Fukinagashi" streamers
represent threads used by Vega and
symbolize a wish for improvement
in weaving or other crafts.

Video by Jack Sherman