>Indeed. On this day, moreso than making new wishes,
>you must hold a memorial for the wishes that *didn't* come true.
>Before the sun goes down and Tanabata begins,
>it is the time of "Tanabiru".
As you might know, July 7th is (one of the dates for) the Tanabata festival, which involves writing down wishes on paper and hanging them on bamboo. The kanji in Tanabata mean "seven" and "evening". Tanabiru is a made-up term, replacing "bata" with "biru", meaning "daytime".
>Tanabiru!?
>I've never heard of a system like that.
>How do you hold a memorial for wishes?
>Well, first, you write down your wishes from last year's Tanabata on red pieces of paper.
>Then, you could set them adrift in the river.
>Or make a bonfire with them.
>Or bury them under the floorboards.
>Or maybe stick them behind some wallpaper.
>If you don't hold a proper memorial for your wishes, they will be left swirling in the darkness, unfulfilled,
>and one day, when you've grown up, you'll find they're still in effect, and suddenly coming true against your will.
>But them coming true is a good thing, right? Even if it's only after you've grown up.
>Is it really, I wonder?
>For example, suppose you wish for a toy...
>Paper: I wish I'd get a Chogokin model of "The King of Corporate Drones KaoGaiYar"
Reference to the anime "The King of Braves GaoGaiGar". "Kao ga iya" means "the face is nasty". Chogokin is a line of die-cast metal models of robots and such.
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