“warau” means both laughing and splitting open (of the bud in this case). Sakura means cherry blossoms in Japan.
And a spring haiku that signifies friendship and community, the beauty of shared joys, as well as a possible budding romance:
花の陰赤の他人はなかりけり
(hana no kage aka no tanin wa nakari keri)
Under the cherry blossoms,
strangers are not
really strangers
(translation: Zoria P. K.)
https://www.tokyoweekender.com/art_and_culture/japanese-culture/best-love-haiku/
Seeing our six Cherry trees in the field from the 18th of October that morning was beautiful! The weather was dreadful each day from the 18th of October, except our Cherry flowering always stood out against the weather.
Each year, Cherry trees are a sign of Spring season here despite the changeable weather in the past. It is not just here when I drove anywhere in the Waikato region and saw many cherry flowers in the streets, along the main roads and parks. It is a magnificent showing of displays and warm to everyone’s hearts.
“The significance of the cherry blossom tree in Japanese culture goes back hundreds of years. In their country, the cherry blossom represents the fragility and the beauty of life. It’s a reminder that life is almost overwhelmingly beautiful but that it is also tragically short.” – Homaro Cantu.
Many tuis and bees love collecting nectar and pollen from cherry flowering. As myself, I would not hear the buzzing noise of these birds and bees each day but see them working over flowering.
The cherry blossom symbolises life and death, beauty and violence, and promising new life. The blooming of cherry blossoms shows a sense of vitality and vibrancy, and the flowering takes a short time to remind us that life is fleeting.
“Are we to look at cherry blossoms only in full bloom, the moon only when it is cloudless? To long for the moon while looking on the rain, to lower the blinds and be unaware of the passing of the spring – these are even more deeply moving. Branches about to blossom or gardens strewn with flowers are worthier of our admiration.” – Yoshida Kenkō.
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