There are 7 types of decorations used at the famous Tanabata celebration in Sendai, and each of them has its own meaning.
On this ema votive plaque found at a shrine in Sendai, we can see two of the Tanabata designs: the tanzaku paper cards, symbolizing the wish to progress in learning and calligraphy, and the fukinagashi paper windsocks, meaning the wish for improvement in arts.
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