Cherry Blossoms

Today when I opened my Bing.com homepage there was a picture of a Cherry Blossom Tree on it. At my house we have three of those types of trees and I think they are just one of the most beautiful trees. I decided to do some research on the Cherry Blossom. I just love how delicate the flowers are and how its like a flower that would grow from a plant that isn't a tree. I think it is just an odd tree that holds a lot of meanings that people normally don't understand.

Chinese Cherry Blossom

The cherry blossom means power for the Chinese culture. Most of the time it represents feminine beauty and sexuality but most importantly represents feminine dominance. Also for the Chinese it holds a symbol of love.

This is why most women when choosing on what they want to get a tattoo of if they so desire too they generally decide to pick the cherry blossom.

Japanese Cherry Blossom



The cherry blossom for the Japanese it means a little differently. For the Japanese this represents the transience of life. This concept ties in very deeply with the fundamental teachings of Buddhism that state all life is suffering and transitory. The Japanese have long held strong to the Buddhist belief of the transitory nature of life and it is very noble to not get too attached to a particular outcome or not become emotional because it will all pass in time.

The fallen cherry blossom is not taken lightly in Japanese symbolism either. It often represents the beauty of snow and there are many connections made in Japanese literature or poetry to a fallen cherry blossom and snow. This also has been extended to the life of a warrior whose life was ended early in battle.