Cherry blossoms in Japan have a history of more than 1,000 years, originating from Japan's Heian period (784-1192), before the Nara period (710-784), due to the friendly relations with the ancient Chinese Tang Dynasty, the envoys brought the Tang Dynasty flower viewing feast back to Japan, the Japanese court first appreciated the flowers are the imported plum blossoms, and then replaced by cherry blossoms, in ancient Japan, every cherry blossom season, people will go to the cherry blossom trees to pray and sacrifice, and then this activity evolved into "Hanami". The custom of "Hanami" originated from the cherry blossom feast held at the court in the Heian period. Beginning in the Edo period (1603-1868), cherry blossom viewing was popular among the people from the court, and Japanese people began to bring bento and sake to cherry blossom picnics, and this custom continues to this day. Japanese people like cherry blossoms in addition to the cherry blossom forest dreamy and beautiful, but also related to its national spirit, the life cycle of cherry blossoms is short, only 5-7 days of blooming time, blooming time brilliant, spring wind blows through the night and a hundred flowers fall out, just like a short life, is also the Japanese samurai advocated by the spiritual realm, Japanese there are "flowers cherry blossoms, the number of samurai" said, is that life is like a cherry blossom petal, life and death suddenly, when alive to be tenacious and brilliant, and there is no nostalgia at the end of life. At the same time, in the hearts of the Japanese, the single piece of cherry blossoms is only the size of the stars, but the sea of flowers in the cherry blossom forest is extremely spectacular, especially when the petals are withering, the beautiful cherry blossom rain landscape makes the Japanese people experience the spirit of collective sacrifice and dedication, and this poignant cherry blossom culture is deeply rooted in the soul of the nation and has become a unique cultural phenomenon. #头条创作挑战赛 #
