The beauty of cherry blossoms in Japan

Cherry blossom is the national flower of Japan country. Cherry blossoms in Japan consists of hundreds of species, common species of Prunus × yedoensis (Yoshino Cherry, pink and white), Sakura Forest (pink and white), yamazakura (white), yaezakura (colored white or reddish purple), shidarezakura (the branches fell like willows, red flowers) and others - others.

Flowering period of this cherry tree is very short, which in Japan is known as a figure of speech that is "7 days cherry blossoms", which means that since the sakura bloom and wilt return time approximately 7 days, and whole cherry tree from the first flowers begin to bloom until all the flowers wilting takes about a half months.




In Japan, cherry blossoms are considered as bearers of good fortune and luck. At the wedding ceremony and other traditional celebrations, often required to drink the soup boiled cherry blossoms with petals of cherry blossoms in a ceramic container, which means good luck to absorb the meaning contained in the cherry blossoms.




Cherry blossoms blooming season is in April, which also coincided with the beginning of school, and come to work in Japan, which is one the biggest turning point in human life, therefore, cherry blossoms symbolize the future too full of bright light and hope.




In addition, the names of streets in various parts of Japan also uses the name - the name of the cherry blossoms, not to mention also the railway station, city name, names of vegetables, tea, soup and beverages. The attraction and influence of the cherry blossoms had infiltrated into the bone until the sum - sum every aspect of life in Japanese society.


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