Cherry blossoms

Every spring ,the cherry trees all over Japan burst into bloom, so when cherry blossoms come out, we know the spring has come. It makes us have happy feelings, and we have a party with eating and drinking under the cherry blossoms. The cherry blossom is regarded as the iconic flower of Japan. Since ancient times, people have admired all kinds of flowers and composed poetry inspired by them. It was arround the 10th century that cherry blossoms became prominent as one of the signs of spring. The aristocrats of that time saw their own mortal lives reflected in the cherry blosssoms that bloom and fall all too quickly.
I went to see cherry blossoms near my house. The cherry tree, named Somei-yoshino, was distinguised by the austere beauty of its large whitish flowers. They were so beautiful. Many birds perched on the tip of a branch and ate the nectar of the flowers. They were so lovely.Today was still cold , but it made me have spring feelings.

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