TYPE: Astral Goddess of Weavers
ORIGIN: Shinto [Japan]
INFORMATION: One of two star apotheoses who are, according to tradition, deeply in love with each other. Her partner is Hikoboshi. Her name is generally abbreviated to Tanabata, the title of a festival in honor of the goddess that became a national event in Japan in 755 CE. The Festival later became merged with the Tibetan Bon Ullumbana festival of the dead. Also Shokujo.