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.
source : http://eksplorasi-dunia.blogspot.com/2009/08/menikmati-bunga-sakura-yang-indah.html