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 The Wishing Grove
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Welcome to the Tanabata Wishing Grove! Make a wish upon a star!
The Wishing Grove
~ Click one of the paper strips hanging in the bamboo grove to receive a tradtional wish from Princes Orihime and Prince Kengyuu ~
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During the celebration of Tanabata, it is traditional for the festival
goers to write a wish on a piece of paper, which they then hang on the
branches of a bamboo tree specially constructed for this festival.
These paper wishes can be in various shapes, each having its own
special significance.
At midnight on the last day of the Tanabata festival, the bamboo tree
and its wishes are set afire, in some locales after being set afloat
in the local waterway, thus sending the wishes to the gods. Instead of lighting our grove on fire, we decided to keep it open year round as a special place to make wishes.
In keeping with this Tanabata tradition, we invite you to hang your
own paper wishes in our bamboo grove. Below are some templates you
may use for your wishes, though your wish can take most any form,
graphic or verbal. You might even feel moved to write a haiku
wish. Be careful what you wish for though, your wish
might just come true!
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Orizuru - Paper Crane Wish
Family safety, health, and long life
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Hoshi ni Negai wo - Wish on a Star
True love
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Kinchaku - Paper Purse Wish
Good business
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Tanzaku - Paper strips
Good handwriting and studies
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Fukinagashi - Streamers
Symbolic of Orihime's yarn and Ama No Gawa
the Heavenly River (the Milky Way)
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Kamigoromo - Paper Kimono Wish
Good sewing, protection against accidents and bad health
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Created by: * Feiyan Zhou, Jul 1, 2007 - 19:20
It's never too late (* Jia Li Shen Chi, Jul 10, 2007 - 07:42 )
I hope it is not too late (* Lady Murasaki Shikibu, Jul 9, 2007 - 21:08 )
Like a bolt out in the blue... (* Panos Pausanios, Jul 9, 2007 - 20:46 )
Victory at Sea (* Speros Xanthippos, Jul 9, 2007 - 20:30 )
peace-poise-power-wisdom-love-harmony (* Pythagoras Curius, Jul 9, 2007 - 20:13 )
For open-mindedness and love for life (* Alal-Sin Malachus, Jul 9, 2007 - 19:57 )
For Peace_ (* Lamont Cranston Chung, Jul 9, 2007 - 19:51 )
Peace & Prosperity to all... (* Nobuko Kotoku, Jul 9, 2007 - 19:43 )
Joining Julilla (* Xtreemli Curius, Jul 9, 2007 - 10:35 )
Wish I may (* Shi Rui Ming, Jul 9, 2007 - 01:15 )
I have a special wish (* Julilla Sempronius, Jul 8, 2007 - 21:03 )
Circe... (* Hoshiko Murasaka, Jul 8, 2007 - 19:39 )
Look at all these wishes! (* Jia Li Shen Chi, Jul 8, 2007 - 18:47 )
If wishes were horses_ (* Lamont Cranston Chung, Jul 8, 2007 - 10:00 )
Wishing on the stars (* Moonbeam MorningStar, Jul 8, 2007 - 09:14 )
My Wish (* Feiyan Zhou, Jul 8, 2007 - 08:49 )
My Wish (* Mahjongg Ming, Jul 8, 2007 - 06:51 )
Wow, Circe. How'd you do that? (NT) (* Antonia Marius, Jul 8, 2007 - 01:00 )
My wish is for rain... (* Maria Marius, Jul 7, 2007 - 23:59 )
My wish... (* Hoshiko Murasaka, Jul 7, 2007 - 23:05 )
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