From March until May, people all throughout Japan gather to parks and gardens to view and celebrate the short-lived blooming of cherry blossoms, or sakura.
People gather in hordes, celebrating, having parties, and picnics. Sometimes these festivities will continue into the late late evening, with the sounds of music and revelry echoing through the night.
Customary meals prepared during this event include bento boxes (pre-cooked japanese meals, akin to what you would find in the deli section of wal-mart) and more importantly, dango, japanese dumplings on a stick. Dango is served in different varieties during different times of the year, and the type served on this occasion is pink, white and green dango.
If you want to try and have a taste of the Japanese spring time tradition yourself, please watch the video below:
Love the pictures of the flowers.
ReplyDeletewonderful video on dango! Arigato!
ReplyDeleteIf I ever go to Japan I would really like to see a Sakura tree. Thanks for the info. Now I know the best time to go is anywhere from March to May.
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ReplyDeleteI had always wondered the name of those trees.
They are so beautiful, thank you for sharing that information with us..
I hope we had more of those here :(
Can't wait to do this at Hermann Park next Sunday! There are some Sakura trees in the Japanese Garden, and a viewing event will be held on Feb 24.
ReplyDeleteDefinitely going to show my friend the dango recipe video. XD
The pictures are really pretty :)
ReplyDeleteWow! Very beautiful pictures. Definitely cool event to join
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