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Originally Posted by RickOShay
Umm where did you hear this crap? You think war and violence is symbolically what Japan thinks about when they have ohanami each year? Another youth sadly misguided by weird anime intellect... (translated into English of course).
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THIS.
Sakura weren`t always THE tree - they`re mentioned pretty rarely in the early poetry and literature.
I think that somewhere along the line how quickly they fell after blooming came to emphasize their beauty - much in the way fireworks are beautiful because they`re only there for an instant before fading.
When it comes to blood though... 血染め紅葉 FTW.
