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Special Feature Cherry Blossom (Sakura) More Than Just A Pretty Flower Ah, the sweet fragrant smell of cherry blossoms. Aren’t they just beautiful? These delicate pinkish-white flowers are not only mesmerising to the eyes, they also represent the beauty of life and its fragility. Renowned for its vibrant yet ephemeral beauty, cherry blossoms is a cultural symbol and is deeply ingrained in the history and culture of Japan. 96
Special Feature “Hanami” Hanami or ‘flower viewing’ is a Japanese traditional custom where the locals would visit the blossoms or ‘sakura’ trees with family and friends. You can tell that this is an important event as even students would take a half or full day off from school to visit and companies would organise a corporate picnic under the trees. Unknown to many, hanami is also celebrated at night where it is known as yozakura. In most places such as Ueno Park, Tokyo, temporary paper lanterns are lit up and decorated around the park in the evening for enjoyment. For the festival to happen, blossoms are forecasted annually by the weather bureau as it only lasts about a week or two. So, if you want to experience hanami, you need to monitor the forecast closely to better plan your trip. The flowers usually bloom around end of <strong>March</strong> to early May and around the first of February on Okinawa Island; it varies according to location. Hanami Outside Japan Hanami celebration is also observed in Taiwan, Korea, Philippines, China and several European countries, albeit at a smaller scale. Back in 1912, Japan presented 3,000 cherry blossoms trees as a gift to United States to celebrate the nations’ friendship. The trees were planted in Washington D.C. and had gained popularity over the years. Now a popular tourist attraction, a ‘National Cherry Blossom Festival’ takes place in Washington DC each year when the flowers bloom in early spring. History The practice of hanami is centuries–old. Cherry blossoms were initially used as offerings for the year’s harvest as well as to announce the start of rice-planting season. Then, offerings of food and drinks were made to the trees as it was believed that spirits live within it. Emperor Saga of the Heian period later adopted this practice of flower-viewing parties and held parties with sake and feasts underneath the blossoming boughs of cherry blossom in the Imperial Court. Poems were written to praise the delicate flowers, which were seen as a metaphor for life where it is luminous and beautiful yet fleeting. What was originally limited as part of celebration at the Imperial Court was soon adopted by the samurai society and the commoners during the Edo period. It is under the blooming cherry blossoms that people had lunch and drank sake in cheerful feasts while enjoying the view. 97
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