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Tanabata Dolls Hanging
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Title: Tanabata Dolls Hanging
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Created: Mon, 07/07/2008 - 8:03pm
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at 20:12 on July 7th, 2008
These are Tanabata dolls from Matsumoto, Nagano. For the Tanabata festival, on July 7th, wishes are written on coloured stips of paper and hung on bamboo branches. In Matsumoto, paper or wooden dolls are also hung under the eaves. It is believed that the wind that blows the dolls will take away bad luck.