What are Cherry Blossoms?

You can feel spring is coming with light clothes. The warmer the weather becomes, the more colors you begin to notice. The Fragrance and color of the cherry blossoms definitely enhances the atmosphere of spring. It is loved by people all over the world to his own appearance, and atmosphere. In Korea, people are busy preparing to welcome it every spring. We need to understand the correct information, misunderstanding, history of cherry blossoms.

Cherry blossoms are generally known as symbols of purity, virgin and spring in the West. Religiously flowers are compared to the virgin's beauty and fruit to heavens. In addition, the UK has a myth that a couple can marry while eating one pill. Language of flowers is a symbol of “refinement” and “spirit”, which means both “wealth and prosperity” and two fruit means “fortune” or “enchanted lovers” in Japan.

We often think of cherry blossoms as the Japanese national flower, but the Japanese national flowers are Chrysanthemum flowers unlike what we know. Suddenly, cherry blossoms have greatly attracted the popularity since the 1900s. After Japan exported hundreds of thousands of cherry trees seedlings abroad by means of diplomacy, cherry blossoms have somehow been recognized as the national flower in Japan. Japanese national flower set by law will not exist. An interesting fact is that the cherry blossoms attracted national popularity since the 1900s in Japan. More than 80% of cherry blossoms coming out every spring in the entire Japan is Prunus yedoensi from Jeju Island, Korea. Japanese merchants trading with Joseon took cherry blossoms from Jeju to Japan 100 years ago. They planted the flowers in Ueno Park in Tokyo because they were fascinated by them. It is the beginning of Prunus yedoensi in Japan. The enhanced strains of Prunus yedoensi were spread around the world, including Washington DC and they came into Korea again. Japan definitely records that the country of origin of Cherry blossoms is Jeju Island, Joseon. Japan thought Jeju as their own land during the period of Japanese occupation. Thus, they initially recorded the origin of the Japanese cherry trees is our island. In Japan, people think that cherry blossoms were originated from Sakura so that Japanese has public opinion against Cherry Blossom Festivals in Korea. However, Japan's Sakura is originally from Jeju.

Prunus yedoensi is rosaceae seedlings. It was usually used to make bows. The 17th king of the Joseon, Hyojong tried to plant it in order to make arrows and increase national power.

The world famous Cherry Blossom Festival is the Washington D.C Cherry Blossom Festival. This festival began to celebrate that Japan give Washington three thousand cherry trees for ties. The Potomac River in Washington is covered with cherry blossoms in April each year. Korea's representative Cherry Blossom Festival is Jinhae Gunhang Festival to be in bloom along the railway and Yeouido Cherry Blossom Festival to have a garden in the city center and so on. Also, you can enjoy it everywhere in Kunsan.