Going back to Japan, (I’m sounding more Japanese than ever) during spring time they celebrate this kind of festival called Hanami or cherry blossom viewing. Since these flowers is the epitome of spring time, people pack some food and drink and spread their picnic blanket under these beautiful trees and have a casual conversation. The usual food are those of finger foods like sushi, chicken karaage (Japanese fried chicken) tempura and sake (Japanese rice wine)People really wait for this event because according to them cherry blossom flowers don’t last that long so they have to make their early camping as soon as the flowers bloom.
If you think that cherry blossoms only grow in Japan, it’s not true. Thousands of cherry blossom trees are found circling the Tidal Basin in Washington D.C., near the Jefferson Memorial. Like Japan, Washington also has a weeklong celebration for the blooming of these flowers and also to commemorate the coming of the spring. Of course, these trees are given by Japanese ambassadors to the US some long time ago.
Spring is really an ideal time to go out and for picnics. It’s a relief that chilly temperature is finally over. It’s time to go out of the house and feel the fresh air and see the beautiful flowers.