Cherry Blossom, "Sakura Sakura" (さくら さくら)
We come to visit our son in Palo Alto this weekend. The cherry trees
around the house are in full bloom. It is that time of the year again.
This spring beautiful scene always reminds me of the two great places
for Cherry Blossom viewing (賞櫻, or 花見 in Japanese): 陽明山 in
Taiwan during my youth, and the Nation's Capital after I came to the
U.S.
The National Cherry Blossom Festival is a spring celebration in
Washington, D.C. commemorating the March 27, 1912, gift of 3000
Japanese cherry trees from Mayor Yukio Ozaki of Tokyo to the city
of Washington. Mayor Ozaki donated the trees in an effort to enhance
the growing friendship between the United States and Japan then.
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"Sakura Sakura" (さくら さくら), also known as "Sakura", is a traditional
Japanese folk song depicting spring, the season of cherry blossom.
Contrary to popular belief, the song did not originate from ancient
times, not from the Heian period or prior. It was first composed
during the Edo period for children learning to play the koto.
Originally, the lyrics "Blooming cherry blossoms" were attached to
the melody. The song has been popular since the Meiji period, and
the lyrics in their present form were attached then. It is often sung in
international settings as a song representative of Japan. (Wikipedia)
Yeh Tze
Hanami, or 花見 ("flower viewing" in Japanese) is the Japanese traditional custom of enjoying the beauty of flowers, "flower" in this case almost always meaning cherry blossoms (or 櫻, sakura),
ReplyDeleteor ume blossoms (or 梅, ume).From mid January to early May, sakura bloom all over Japan.
Show me some living things PLEASE, somethings that move,like swim which are more famous and attractive and exciting in California!
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