Saturday, April 5, 2008

Where can i see Cherry Blossom Festival in USA?









Cherry Blossom Festivals: An Explosion of Pink and White
LIFE is, actually, a big bowl of cherry blossom festivals — at least come March and April, when more than a dozen bloom from Philadelphia to San Francisco. They vary in scope and size, but all owe their existence to the Japanese tradition of celebrating the fleeting splendor of the flowers.

"The blossoms usually only last about a week, and that's what we as Japanese find so beautiful," said Reiko Hirai, special events coordinator at the Japan-American Society of Washington, which is involved in organizing the National Cherry Blossom Festival (also called Sakura Matsuri) in Washington,

Though the natural spectacle of the bursts of pink and white flowers — which last an average of 7 to 10 days — could certainly stand on its own, the trees seem to inspire all sorts of fanfare.
The best-known festival is the one in Washington, which has 3,750 cherry trees by the festival planners' count.

Where they Blossom in USA?

MACON, GA. International Cherry Blossom Festival; 478-751-7429; www.cherryblossom.com;

WASHINGTON National Cherry Blossom Festival; 202-547-1500; www.nationalcherryblossomfestival.org;

SAN FRANCISCO Annual Northern California Cherry Blossom Festival; 415-563-2313; www.nccbf.org;

PASADENA, CALIF. Annual Cherry Blossom Festival Pasadena; 626-683-8243; www.pasadenacherryblossom.org;

PHILADELPHIA Subaru Cherry Blossom Festival of Greater Philadelphia; 215-790-3680; www.jasgp.org;

NEWARK Annual Cherry Blossom Festival; 973-268-2300;www.branchbrookpark.org;

NEW YORK Sakura Matsuri (Cherry Blossom Festival) at Brooklyn Botanic Garden; 718-623-7200; www.bbg.org;

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