@camelliakyoto@mastodon.social
2026-07-02 05:03 UTC
🪡ORIGINS🧵
In 755 Empress Kōken (孝謙天皇) adopted a Chinese festival called 'Qixi' (七夕), known as 'Kikkōden' (乞巧奠 the 'Festival to Plead for Skills') in Japan.
This celebration, popular with the Heian court, slowly evolved into the more recognizable event we know today.
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@camelliakyoto@mastodon.social 2026-07-02 05:21
During Kikkōden foods from the sea and land were prepared, each offering connected to the other with threads in 5 colours. These threads were then attached to 7 gold and 7 silver needles. It was customary to pray for the improvement of certain skills, such as weaving. #Japan #七夕