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TANABATA - La Festa delle Stelle e dei Desideri: Origini, miti e tradizioni della festa giapponese dei desideri
Paperback
Series: Tradizioni & Folklore
AnthropologyGeneral World History
Publisher: Independently Published
Published: Jun 7 2026
Pages: 120
Weight: 0.38
Height: 0.25 Width: 6.00 Depth: 9.00
Language: Italian
Scopri il significato autentico del Tanabata, la Festa delle Stelle e dei Desideri del Giappone.
Ogni estate, nel settimo giorno del settimo mese, il cielo giapponese diventa lo scenario di una delle tradizioni più poetiche dell'Asia orientale: il Tanabata.
Tra rami di bambù, tanzaku colorati, desideri affidati al vento e la leggenda degli amanti celesti Orihime e Hikoboshi, questa celebrazione unisce mito, osservazione del cielo, scrittura e vita quotidiana.
Nata dall'incontro tra antiche tradizioni cinesi e giapponesi, la festa conserva ancora oggi un significato universale: fermarsi, riconoscere i propri desideri e affidarli simbolicamente alle stelle.
Attraverso un viaggio tra storia, folklore, astronomia e simbolismo, questo libro esplora:
- Le origini del Tanabata e il legame con l'antica festa cinese del Qixi.
- La leggenda di Orihime e Hikoboshi, separati dalle acque celesti della Via Lattea.
- Il significato del bambù, dei tanzaku, dei cinque colori e delle sette decorazioni tradizionali.
- Il cielo del Tanabata, le stelle Vega e Altair e il Triangolo estivo.
- Il valore della poesia, della calligrafia e dei desideri scritti.
- Le celebrazioni nelle case, nelle scuole e nelle comunità giapponesi.
- I grandi festival del Giappone, da Sendai a Hiratsuka.
- Le principali date della festa e una guida pratica per celebrarla.
- I legami con altre tradizioni giapponesi, dall'Obon all'Hanami.
Dalle corti imperiali ai festival contemporanei, il Tanabata racconta un patrimonio culturale fatto di stelle, speranze, gesti condivisi e attenzione al ritmo delle stagioni.
Una lettura accessibile e coinvolgente per chi desidera conoscere una delle celebrazioni più suggestive del Giappone attraverso le sue origini, i suoi simboli e il suo significato nella vita di oggi.
Ideale per appassionati di:
- Folklore e cultura giapponese.
- Tradizioni dell'Asia orientale.
- Feste popolari e rituali stagionali.
- Mitologia, stelle e osservazione del cielo.
- Simbolismo, desideri e spiritualità .
- Antropologia culturale e tradizioni del Giappone.
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