Sakura flowering cherry - Japan sensible people

They only bloom once a year and lasts about a week. Its leaves are gone with the arrival of autumn. The bare branches face the winter to bloom in flower the following season, between March and April.

Sakura (cherry), the national flower of Japan, is a symbol of happiness: it is in its flowering season that children start the school year, the graduates go out in search of work. Tea petals sakura is used in rituals such as weddings and festive occasions. At the time of their flourishing, the festivals are held called "hanami" (see the flowers), outdoors, under the cherry blossoms.

Simple and ephemeral, the sakura flower also has its tragic side. For the former samurai had no greater glory than dying on a battlefield covered in petals of cherry. In Kabuki theater, this scenario indicates that there will be a movement of the villain or a tragedy happen.

It is estimated that in Japan there are nearly 200 species of cherry trees, with flowers ranging from red to white, through pink and peach.

In Brazil, few cherry varieties were able to develop due to climate variations. Around the 70's began attempts at various locations in the State of São Paulo, usually carried by Japanese immigrants, for seedling production.

Some of these experiments were successful and the fact is that from the 80s began to be sold the seedlings for planting cherry trees and their spread to numerous locations. The variety of sakura that was more adapted to "okinawa sakura" (cherry Okinawa, an island that has the same climate conditions in Brazil). In many cities and entities nipo-Brazilian, were planted lots of trees in Sakura and flowering time becomes a true spectacle of nature in the period from July to September. In general, these sites have been organized Japanese festivals (See chapter on Tourism and Recreation)

ASSOCIATIONS
Association of Cherry Park of Caramel - Correspondence. Rua Serra de Botucatu, 2627 - Apt 142D - Vila Carrão - 03417-000 - S. Paul - Phone: (011) 6191-0470 / 9990-5341. Meets during business hours. Aims to take care of the existing cherry trees in the Parque do Carmo. Once a year the Feast of Cherry held on site for the dissemination and celebration of the bloom.

Carpalândia - Rodovia Fernão Dias, Km 31 - Bairro do Tanque - 12940-000 - Atibaia - SP PO Box 255 - Tel: 7876-1121 - Fax: 7876-101. Meets Saturday and Sunday from 9 to 17 h. Pays fees for visitation. It offers picnic area, restaurant, and tanks for exposure of carp and area of cherry trees. They sell cherry seedlings.

"Many people think the Japanese cold and suspicious, in my view this form of social networking has its origin in the difficulties that people faced in the past. Situations such as war, destruction and international intervention to rebuild, changed the country as a whole, making the post-war Japanese people a cohesive and united by their causes. Make no mistake that the most unsuspecting people are very sensitive one. The amazing thing is how they managed to maintain their cultural and philosophical beliefs, despite the American occupation. See for example we are at the time of blooming of Sakura, Japanese cherry. The sensitivity, symbolism, restoration, hope, feelings are celebrated at this event. It is a very sensitive people and posted an article from Japan Fundation based in Sao Paulo. http://www.fjsp.org.br/. It's worth entering the site and learn a little of this amazing people. Have fun! "

The Editor