For the love of blossom
Mar 09, 2022
1 minute
‘The cure for/This raucous world…/Late cherry blossoms,' wrote the great Japanese poet Kobayashi Issa. Love of blossom is universal. (which translates literally as ‘flower viewing') is a tradition of celebrating the fleeting beauty of cherry blossom dating back to about 710AD. Each year, in late March and early April, crowds in their thousands flock to see the short-lived spectacle of the trees in bloom, often organising family picnics under the trees. To ensure is not missed, news stations issue a ‘blossom forecast'.
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