Cherry Blossom Festival

As spring arrives it brings together the opportunity to celebrate the beauty of flowers that are in their best season. One option is the Cherry Blossom Festival, which is in its 99th year and takes place in Washington DC, from March 26 to April 10. This year, besides the regular activities, the Cherry Blossom adopted a policy to demonstrate support for Japan.

Cherry Blossom Trees Help Japan

The honor to the Japanese population was programmed for March 24, at 6:30pm. The gathering was at Sylvan Theater, to have the moment Stand With Japan and to walk around the Tidal Basin in the spirit of hope and rebuilding. The walk is planned to follow the trail of the cherry blossom trees.

All the donations received during the event will be redirected to the National Cherry Blossom Festival Red Cross Online Donation Site, which this year will benefit the victims of the Japan Earthquake and the Pacific Tsunami funds.

What the festival represents

The relationship with the Japanese community is longer than the recent disaster events. Each year the festival celebrates the gift of 3,000 cherry trees that was given by Mayor Yukio Ozaki, of Tokyo, to the city of Washington DC. The gift is a symbol to represent the countries long-term friendship.

The events that the festival offers to the public go through the categories of: Art & Culture; Children’s; Community; Free; On Stage; Signature; Social; Sports & Recreation; Tours. The variety of activities attracts all sorts of people and from the most different ages, so that Washington’s people, and tourists, can participate during the whole event.