What is the flower language and symbolism of cherry blossoms? An analysis of cherry blossom legends
Charming and delicate cherry blossoms flutter in the air as people sit with wine, enjoying the cherry blossoms while drinking freely - what a wonderful scene. What is the flower language of the cherry blossom, which is revered as the national flower of Japan? What cherry blossom legends are there? Next, we will provide a detailed analysis of what the flower language of cherry blossoms is and what symbolic meanings cherry blossoms have.
I have always had an inexplicable fondness for cherry blossoms. They are brilliant and moving, like playful spirits dancing in the wind across the sky. Their lives are brief - "cherry blossoms seven days" means that a single cherry blossom takes about 7 days from blooming to withering, like a fleeting show, and an entire cherry tree takes about 16 days from first bloom to full withering. This forms the characteristic of cherry blossoms blooming and falling at the same time. It is precisely this characteristic that gives cherry blossoms such great charm and led to their being honored as the national flower of Japan - not only because of their charm and delicacy, but more importantly because of their "heroic" nature of withering right after a brief brilliance.
Cherry blossom legend (1)
Legend has it that the cherry tree was originally just a small blade of grass, and later grew into a tree because a young girl who loved wearing a pink gauze dress once drew a sword and cut her own throat there. Her bright red, warm blood became nourishment, causing the small grass to become a great tree, and every year it bloomed freely with cherry blossoms that were first white and then pink.
Cherry blossom legend (2)
In distant Japan, there is a story passed down that beneath the beautiful cherry trees, there are many souls belonging to those warriors of bushido. Legend says that cherry blossoms were originally only white, and those warriors whose ambitions were unfulfilled chose to end their lives beneath the cherry trees they loved. Their bright red blood slowly seeped into the soil, gradually dyeing the cherry blossom petals red. The redder the cherry blossom petals, the more departed souls there were beneath the tree.
Cherry blossom flower language
The cherry blossom (Cherry blossoom) is a symbol of love and hope, representing elegant, simple and pure love. Cherry blossoms are like innocent young girls, quietly blooming in spring. The white and pink cherry blossoms covering the tree are the most beautiful words to tell a lover of love. Someone in your heart is like that lonely rain of cherry blossoms, slowly disappearing into the depths of time, leaving behind an eternal memory.
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