Cherry blossom is an omen of good fort une and is also an emblem of love, affect ion and represents spring. Cherry blosso ms• are an enduring metaphor for the fle eting nature of life, and as such are freq uently depicted in art.
• The folk dances and traditional art can’t do wi thout kimono, for the kimono can display the e legancy and beauty of Japanese women. Japan ese people always wear business suit when the y work, especially for people work outside and salesman, their companies demand the worker must wear business suit.
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Flower Viewing
"Hanami"is the Japanese traditional custom of enjoying the beauty of flowers, "flower" in this case almost always meaning cherry blossoms or ume blossoms. From the end of March to early May, sakura bloom all over Japan.
Cherry Blossom
Cherry Blossoms is a national flower of Japen.In the middle of every march to mid April ,is Japen from the south to the north of cherry blossoms season.Every year
Symbolism
In Japan cherry blossoms also symbolize clouds due to their nature of blooming en masse, besides being an •enduring metaphor for the ephemeral nature of life, an aspect of Japanese cultural tradition that is often associated •with Buddhistic influence, and which is embodied in the concept of mono no aware. The association of the cherry blossom with mono no aware dates back to 18th century scholar Motoori Norinaga. The transience of the blossoms, the extreme beauty and quick death, has often been associated with mortality; for this reason, cherry blossoms are richly symbolic, and have been utilized often in Japanese art, manga, anime, and film, as well as at musical performances for ambient effect. There is at least one popular folk song, originally meant for the shakuhachi (bamboo flute), titled "Sakura", and several pop songs. The flower is also represented on all manner of consumer goods in Japan, including kimono, stationery, and dishware
• The kimono we see today mostly inherit the co stume feature of Jianghu dynasty. Japanese ful ly and perfectly express their impression for ar t on kimono.
The blossom forecast , sakurazensen, literally cherry blossom front is announced each year by the weather bureau, and is watched carefully by those planning hanami as the blossoms only last a week or two.
Kimono
• The kimono is the traditional costume of Japan ese nation. It was based on the costume of Tan g dynasty of China and gradually developed th rough more than 1000 years hisan, hanami mostly consists of having an outdoor party beneath the sakura during daytime or at night. Hanami at night is called yozakura . In many places such as Ueno Park temporary paper lanterns are hung for the purpose of yozakura.