The Japanese tradition of flower viewing, especially cherry blossoms, where people gather for picnics under blooming trees to contemplate beauty and impermanence. A cultural celebration of fleeting splendor.
From Japanese 'hana' (flower) and 'mi' (viewing). This practice dates back over 1,000 years to the Heian period (794-1185), when aristocrats would compose poetry under cherry trees. What began as court entertainment became a beloved national tradition, spreading from nobility to common people during the Edo period.
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