Tanabata Tree

Description

The 🎋 emoji represents a vibrant Tanabata tree, often depicted adorned with colorful streamers and ornaments, symbolizing the Japanese Tanabata festival. This celebration honors the meeting of star-crossed lovers, Orihime and Hikoboshi, and is marked by wishes tied to the tree's branches on narrow strips of paper. Beyond its festive roots, the Tanabata tree evokes themes of hope and dreams. Did you know that people write their wishes in poetry form, adding a personal touch to this magical celebration? The emoji version is 0.6, released in 2015.