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    Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution

    Production : March 2005October 2007

    Platform : CT9A

    Transmission(s) : 5-speed manual,6-speed manual

    Wheelbase : 2,625 mm (103.3 in)

    Length : 4,490 mm (176.8 in)

    Width : 1,770 mm (69.7 in)

    Height : 1,450 mm (57.1 in)

    Curb weight : 1,3101,490 kg (2,8883,285 lb)

    Manufacturer : Mitsubishi Motors

    Also called : "Evo" (colloquial)

    Production : 1992present

    Assembly : Mizushima Plant, Kurashiki, Okayama

    Class : Sport compact, World Rally, Car Sports car

    Body style(s) : 4-door sedan, 5-door wagon (Evo IX, 2007)

    Layout : Front engine, 4WD

    Engine(s) : 2.0 L I4 turbo 4G63T(19922007), 4B11T(2007present)

    Related : Mitsubishi Lancer, Mitsubishi Racing Lancer

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    The Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution, colloquially known as the Evo, is a high-performance version ofMitsubishi

    Lancer, manufactured by Mitsubishi Motors. There have been ten official versions to date, and the designation of

    each model is most commonly a roman numeral. All uses two litre, turbocharged engines and four-wheel drive

    systems. Evolution models prior to version VII were the homologation models for Mitsubishi's efforts in the World

    Rally Championship. In order to follow these rules, the Evolution was based on the same unibody as the Lancersedan.

    The Evolution was originally intended only forJapanese markets, but demand on the "grey import" market led the

    Evolution series to be offered through Ralliart dealernetworks in the United Kingdom and in various European

    markets from around 1998. Mitsubishi decided to export the eighth generation Evolution to the United States in

    2003 after witnessing the success Subaru had in that market with theirImpreza WRX, a direct competitor in other

    global regions.

    Japanese-spec cars were limited by a gentlemen's agreement to advertise no more than 280 PS (206 kW; 276 hp), a

    mark already reached by Evolution IV. Therefore, each subsequent version has unofficially evolved above the

    advertised power figures, with the Japanese-spec Evolution IX reaching an alleged output of around 321 PS

    (236 kW; 317 hp). Various versions available in other markets, particularly the UK, have official power outputs up

    to 411 PS (302 kW; 405 hp).

    The tenth generation of the Lancer Evolution was launched in Japan 2007, and overseas markets in 2008.

    Mitsubishi introduced the Lancer Evolution IX in Japan on March 3, 2005, and exhibited the car at the Geneva

    Motor Showfor the European market the same day. The North American markets saw the model exhibited at the

    New York International Auto Showthe following month.[11] The 2.0 L 4G63 engine hasMIVEC technology

    (variable valve timing), and a revised turbocharger design boosting official power output at the crankshaft to 291 PS

    (214 kW; 287 hp) and torque to 392 Nm (289 lbft).

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    Tanabata

    Tanabata (tanabata?, meaning "Evening of the seventh") is a Japanese star festival, derived from the Chinesestar festival,Qi Xi ( "The Night of Sevens")

    It celebrates the meeting ofOrihime (Vega) andHikoboshi (Altair). The Milky Way, a river made from stars thatcrosses the sky, separates these lovers, and they are allowed to meet only once a year on the seventh day of the

    seventh lunar month of the lunisolar calendar. The celebration is held at night, once the stars come out.

    he festival originated from The Festival to Plead for Skills (; ), an alternative name forQi Xi,which was celebrated in China and also was adopted in the Kyoto Imperial Palace from theHeian Period. Thefestival spread to the general public by the early Edo period, became mixed with variousObon or Bon

    (traditions (because Bon was held on 15th of the seventh month then), and developed into the modern Tanabatafestival. In the Edo period, girls wished for better sewing and craftsmanship, and boys wished for better handwriting

    by writing wishes on strips of paper. At this time, the custom was to use dew left ontaro leaves to create the ink

    used to write wishes. Incidentally, Bon is now held on 15 August on thesolar calendar, close to its original date on

    the lunar calendar, making Tanabata and Bon as further separate events.

    The name Tanabata is remotely related to the Japanese reading of the Chinese letters , which used to be read as"Shichiseki" (). It is believed that aShinto purification ceremony existed around the same time, in which aShintomiko wove a special cloth on a loom called a Tanabata () near waters and offered it to a godto pray for protection of rice crops from rain or storm and for good harvest later in autumn. Gradually this ceremony

    merged with , (The Festival to Plead for Skills) and became Tanabata . Oddly theChinese writing and the Japanese reading Tanabata () joined to mean the same festival, althoughoriginally they were two different things, an example ofateji.

    Story

    Like Qi Xiand Chilseok, Tanabata was inspired by the famousChinese folklore, The Princess and the Cowherd.

    Orihime (Weaving Princess?

    ), daughter of the Tentei (Sky King, or the universe itself?

    ), wove beautifulclothes by the bank of the Amanogawa (Milky Way, lit. "heavenly river"?). Her father loved the cloth thatshe wove and so she worked very hard every day to weave it. However, Orihime was sad that because of her hard

    work she could never meet and fall in love with anyone. Concerned about his daughter, Tentei arranged for her to

    meet Hikoboshi (Cow Herder Star?) (also referred to as Kengyuu (?)) who lived and worked on the otherside of the Amanogawa. When the two met, they fell instantly in love with each other and married shortly thereafter.

    However, once married, Orihime no longer would weave cloth for Tentei and Hikoboshi allowed his cows to stray

    all over Heaven. In anger, Tentei separated the two lovers across the Amanogawa and forbade them to meet.

    Orihime became despondent at the loss of her husband and asked her father to let them meet again. Tentei was

    moved by his daughters tears and allowed the two to meet on the 7th day of the 7th month if Orihime worked hard

    and finished her weaving. The first time they tried to meet, however, they found that they could not cross the river

    because there was no bridge. Orihime cried so much that a flock of magpies came and promised to make a bridge

    with their wings so that she could cross the river. It is said that if it rains on Tanabata, the magpies cannot come andthe two lovers must wait until another year to meet.

    The following variation of the story is known in China and Japan: A young farmer named Mikeran discovered on his

    farm a robe which, unbeknownst to him, belonged to a goddess named Tanabata. Soon after, Tanabata visited

    Mikeran and asked if he had found it. He lied and told the goddess that he hadn't but would help with her search.

    Eventually the pair fell in love, were wed and had many children. However, one day Tanabata noticed a piece of

    cloth which had once belonged to her robe on the roof of Mikeran's hut. His lie discovered, Tanabata agreed to

    forgive him on the condition that he weave a thousand pairs of straw shoes, but until that time, she would leave him.

    Mikeran was unable to weave the shoes in his lifetime and thus never met Tanabata again. However, it is said thatthe pair meet once a year when the stars Altair and Vega intersect.

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    Customs

    In present-day Japan, people generally celebrate this day by writing wishes, sometimes in the form of poetry, on

    tanzaku (tanzaku?), small pieces of paper, and hanging them onbamboo, sometimes with other decorations.The bamboo and decorations are often set afloat on a river or burned after the festival, around midnight or on the

    next day. This resembles the custom of floating paper ships and candles on rivers during Obon. Many areas in Japan

    have their own Tanabata customs, which are mostly related to local Obon traditions. There is also a traditionalTanabata song:

    Sasa no ha sara-sara ( )

    Nokiba ni yureru ()

    Ohoshi-sama kira-kira ( )

    Kingin sunago ()

    Translation:

    The bamboo leaves rustle, rustle,

    shaking away in the eaves.

    The stars go twinkle, twinkle;Gold and silver grains of sand.

    Date

    The original Tanabata date was based on the Japanese lunisolar calendar, which is about a month behind the

    Gregorian calendar. As a result, some festivals are held on July 7, some are held on a few days around August 7,

    while the others are still held on the seventh day of the seventh lunar month of the traditional Japanese lunisolar

    calendar, which is usually in August in the Gregorian Calendar.

    The Gregorian dates of "the seventh day of the seventh lunar month of the Japanese lunisolar calendar" for the

    coming years are:

    2010-08-16

    2011-08-06

    2012-08-24 (The Chinese date is 2012-08-23 because of the time difference.)

    2013-08-13

    2014-08-02

    2015-08-20

    2016-08-09

    2017-08-28

    2018-08-17

    2019-08-07

    2020-08-25

    Festivals

    Large-scale Tanabata festivals are held in many places in Japan, mainly along shopping malls and streets, which are

    decorated with large, colorful streamers. The most famous Tanabata festival is held in Sendai from August 5 to

    August 8. In the Kant area, the biggest Tanabata festival is held in Hiratsuka, Kanagawa for a few days around July

    7. A Tanabata festival is also held in So Paulo, Brazil around the first weekend of July.

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    Although Tanabata festivals vary from region to region, most festivals involve Tanabata decoration competitions.

    Other events may include parades and Miss Tanabata contests. Like other Japanese festivals, many outdoor stalls

    sell food, provide carnival games, etc., and add to the festive atmosphere.

    Sendai Tanabata Festival

    The Sendai Tanabata festival began shortly after the city was founded in the early Edo Period. The Tanabata festivalgradually developed and became larger over the years. Although the festival's popularity started to dwindle after the

    Meiji Restoration, and almost disappeared during the economic depression that occurred afterWorld War I,

    volunteers in Sendai revived the festival in 1928 and established the tradition of holding the festival from August 6

    to August 8.

    During World War II it was impossible to hold the festival, and almost no decorations were seen in the city from

    1943 to 1945, but after the war, the first major Tanabata festival in Sendai was held in 1946, and featured 52

    decorations. In 1947, the Showa Emperor Hirohito visited Sendai and was greeted by 5,000 Tanabata decorations.

    The festival subsequently developed into one of the three major summer festivals in the Tohoku region and became

    a major tourist attraction. The festival now includes a fireworks show that is held on August 5.

    At the Sendai Tanabata festival, people traditionally use seven different kinds of decorations, which each represent

    different meanings. The seven decorations and their symbolic meanings are:

    Paper strips (;

    Tanzaku) : Wishes for goodhandwriting and studies

    Paper Kimono (;Kamigoromo) : Wishes for good

    sewing. Wards off accidents and

    bad health.

    Paper Crane (;

    Orizuru) : Family safety,health, and long life

    Purse (; Kinchaku) :Good business

    Net (; Toami) : Good

    fishing and harvests

    Trash Bag (;Kuzukago) : Cleanliness and

    unwastefulness

    Streamers (;Fukinagashi) : The strings

    that Orihime uses to weave

    The ornamental ball (; Kusudama) often decorated above streamers in present-day Tanabata decorations wasoriginally conceived in 1946 by the owner of a shop in downtown Sendai. The ball was originally modelled after the

    Dahlia flower. In recent years, box-shaped ornaments have become popular alternatives to the ornamental ball.

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    G8 summit

    In 2008, the 34th G8 summit in Toyako, Hokkaido coincided with Tanabata. As host, Japanese Prime Minister

    Yasuo Fukuda invited the G8 leaders to participate in the spirit of the festival. They were each asked to write a wish

    on a piece of paper called tanzaku, to hang the tanzaku on a bamboo tree, and then to take the necessary actions to

    change the world for better. As a symbolic gesture, the actual writing and the act of hanging up that note is at least a

    first step.

    The Japanese Ministry of Foreign Affairs made colored strips of paper and a bamboo tree for G8 wishes available in

    Roppongi during the summit.

    Protesting organizations in Sapporo during the G8 summit also tried to use the spirit of Tanabata to focus attention

    on a somewhat different set of wishes. Non-governmental organizations like Oxfam, and CARE International set up

    an online wish petition campaign to coincide with the G8 Summit and Tanabata.

    Outside Japan, Fukuda's timely gesture had unanticipated consequences. For example, the Indian nationally-

    circulated newspaper, The Hindupicked up on this festival theme by printing an editorial featuring unconventionalTanabata wishes.

    Fukuda also invited his fellow citizens to try turning off the lights in their house and stepping outside to enjoy with

    their family the sight of the Milky Way in the night sky. On July 7, the Japanese Ministry of the Environment

    anticipated that over 70,000 facilities and households across Japan would switch off their lights from 20:00 to 22:00

    as a symbolic step and as a wish for the future.

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