What does the language of cherry blossoms mean?
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Cherry blossoms are a very beautiful flower, but their blooming period is particularly short, lasting only a few days. Everyone knows that cherry blossoms symbolize love and hope, so do you know any legends about cherry blossoms?
Legends about cherry blossoms
1. Princess Hanao scattered cherry blossoms all over Japan
As everyone knows, cherry blossoms are the national flower of Japan, and they also have a beautiful and moving mythological story. It is said that long ago, there was a clever and beautiful girl named Princess Hanao. Princess Hanao means cherry blossoms. At the end of one year, she set out from Okinawa, Japan, passed through Kyushu, Kansai, and Kanto, and arrived in Hokkaido in May or June of the following year. Along the way, she scattered cherry blossoms all over Japan. Since then, cherry blossoms have bloomed for thousands of years in Japan and are as bright as clouds every year. The Japanese people love cherry blossoms very much. The reason why the Japanese people designated cherry blossoms as the national flower is not only because of their purity, elegance, and nobility but also to commemorate the hardworking and kind Princess Hanao and to symbolize the hardworking, wise, and brave Japanese people.
2. Legend of the red cherry blossoms
There is another version of the legend of cherry blossoms, which is about samurai dyed cherry blossoms red with their blood. It is said that in the past, cherry blossoms were only white. Brave samurai would choose to commit seppuku under their beloved cherry blossoms because when a samurai thought he had achieved glory in life, he would choose to end his own life. Therefore, the ground under the cherry blossoms was stained with blood, and from then on, cherry blossoms bloomed red... The redder the cherry blossom petals, the more souls that lie beneath.
3. Missed love
Cherry blossoms quietly bloom in the cherry blossom city for months, and every day, many couples are chatting and confiding under the cherry blossoms. As the petals gradually fall, it is beautiful. Therefore, cherry blossoms have become a symbol of love. However, everyone wants to experience love and happiness, and so does the fairy of cherry blossoms (Sakura no Hana). Seeing others so happy, she also wants to experience it, so she left the cherry blossom tree alone, marking the beginning of another legend about cherry blossoms.
The petals of the cherry blossoms continue to fall, and Sakura no Hana searches for her other half among the crowd. She searches for a long time, and when she wants to give up and return to the cherry blossom tree, he appears. He brings her joy and starts taking care of her, and they chat late into the night. It is then that she learns he comes from a distant country and arrived here because his ship lost its way. Sakura no Hana understands that he will leave and return to his own country. To cherish the time they have together, she meets him under the cherry blossom tree every day and chats... But good times are always fleeting, and he has to leave. He comes to say goodbye to Sakura no Hana. Although she has prepared for this, she can't help but be struck by the blow. She turns her back to him and says only, "Oh." He leaves, sailing away into the vast sea.
Sakura no Hana is alone under the cherry blossom tree, crying. The cherry blossom petals fall to comfort her, and as the breeze blows, the petals fly up, and Sakura no Hana's heart is broken. She cries for days and nights and eventually decides it is time to return. She looks at the cherry blossom tree and thinks, "I am the fairy of cherry blossoms, and in the end, I am only a petal on the cherry blossom tree. I can only watch others find love, and I will never be happy..." And so, she disappears. Some say she returned to the tree, while others say she turned into a petal and, with the wind, went to find him...
Years later, he returns. He actually returns. He comes to the place they agreed upon and searches for her but never finds her. He is lost. It turns out that he returned to tell her that he has fallen in love with her. When he hears the legend spreading in the village, he knows it's too late. He swears under the cherry blossom tree, hoping that all lovers can stay together and that no one else has to miss their love as he did... This time, he never leaves the cherry blossom city again. He continues to search for her until he dies...
Centuries pass, and cherry blossoms continue to bloom. Many couples come here for this legend to witness their own happiness. Whether it's fate or not, Sakura no Hana is reincarnated into a mortal and comes to the cherry blossom tree, feeling a sense of familiarity. Suddenly, the wind blows, petals fly by, and her hat is blown away, caught by a man. It's him. This time, they definitely won't miss each other...
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