Based a Chinese legend, the Tanabata festival, is held on the 7th day of the 7th month of each year. The story of Tanabata is actually a tale of two stars that are separated by the milky way, and they are only able to meet one day a year. It is a story of romance -two star crossed lovers named Vega and Altair. According to Japanese myth Vega is called Orihime, and Altair is named Hikoboshi. It is thought that if it rains on July 7th, that Orihime has failed to make the journey to her partner Hikoboshi, and that the rain represents her tears.

上の英文は七夕に関する説明です。英語で理解してみてください。

To celebrate this day on July 7th at Chugoku Gakuen University, the students from the International Liberal Arts department took part in a popular Tanabata custom. Students wrote their wishes in English on paper strips, and tied these strips to a bamboo tree. Each student hopes that their wish will come true in the future. It was a wonderful event, and a yearly Japanese tradition that brings everyone hope for their dreams to come true.

中国学園大学では国際教養学部の学生たちが7月7日の七夕まつりのお祝いをしました。学生たちは短冊に英語で願い事を書き、その短冊を笹竹に飾り付けました。短冊には夢や希望が叶うように願いが込められています。七夕は素敵な行事であり、みんなの願いが叶うように祈る年に一度の日本の伝統行事です。