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What do cherry blossoms symbolize? An analysis of their flower language and symbolic meaning

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Cherry blossoms represent passion, happiness, nobility, purity, and detachment from worldly desires, among other things. In Japan, March 15 to April 15 each year is the Cherry Blossom Festival, and the cherry blossom is also Japan's national flower; its blooming period is generally only 3-5 days. It chooses to wither at its most glorious moment, which is the so-called cherry blossom spirit. In addition, there is also a legend about it.

I. Meaning

Cherry blossoms represent passion, happiness, nobility, purity, and detachment from worldly desires, among other things.

The cherry blossom is Japan's national flower. In Japan, March 15 to April 15 each year is the Cherry Blossom Festival. In fact, its blooming period is generally only 3-5 days, and it chooses to wither at its most glorious moment; this is the so-called cherry blossom spirit, and it is also the Japanese people's cherry blossom complex.

II. Legend

According to legend, cherry blossoms were originally only white. A brave warrior disemboweled himself under his beloved cherry tree because he felt he had reached his most glorious moment and so ended his own life. Thus blood flowed like a river at the time, and from then on the cherry blossoms turned red, so the redder the petals, the more it indicates that there are more departed souls.

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