Every year from March 15th to April 15th is the Cherry Blossom Festival, it is the most popular attraction in japan. The cherry blossom has more than 30 species and 300 varieties in Japanese, there are cherry blossom everywhere in the park. Japanese think the cherry blossom is the symbol of industrious, brave and wisdom.
Japanese Cherry Blossom’s life is very short, there is an adage said that seven days cherry, the mean is a cherry from open to fade is just need seven days. So the Japanese family don’t crop the cherry blossom generally, they think that is unlucky to the family’s prosperity.
Cherry Blossom Festival began in 1912; the mayor of Tokyo presented three thousand cherry trees as a symbol of peace, some folk groups of Washington initiated to hold the first Cherry Blossom Festival, then this activity continued.
In modern times, when the festival comes, people invited relatives and friends to sit on the ground under the cherry tree with food and wine. Watching the cherry blossoms while drinking, it is a pleasure in life.
Japanese Cherry Blossom’s life is very short, there is an adage said that seven days cherry, the mean is a cherry from open to fade is just need seven days. So the Japanese family don’t crop the cherry blossom generally, they think that is unlucky to the family’s prosperity.
Cherry Blossom Festival began in 1912; the mayor of Tokyo presented three thousand cherry trees as a symbol of peace, some folk groups of Washington initiated to hold the first Cherry Blossom Festival, then this activity continued.
In modern times, when the festival comes, people invited relatives and friends to sit on the ground under the cherry tree with food and wine. Watching the cherry blossoms while drinking, it is a pleasure in life.
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