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Cherry Blossom Tattoos & Their Real Meanings

Some of the most well-known tattoo designs for women in these days are cherry blossom tattoos. Because of delicate nature and its beauty the cherry blossom is full of symbolic significance in both Chinese and Japanese culture. However, before you decide to get a cherry blossom tattoo, maybe you might want to know a little more about the cultural symbolism and history of this gently and nicely flower.

In the Chinese culture cherry blossom is a symbol of love representing sexuality and feminine beauty.In Japanese culture cherry blossom is a delicate flower that blooms for a very short time and signifies the transience of the life.

While many people tend to mix and confuse the Japanese and Chinese culture together, let's take a glance at the meaning of cherry blossom tattoo.

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Japanese Cherry Blossom Tattoos: Symbolism and Meaning

The cherry blossom is a very delicate flower that typically blossom in late winter to early spring. For many centuries the flowering of these blossoms has been celebrated and has been a remarkable part in the culture of the Japanese. The cherry blossom is often also used symbolically or idealistically to depict the true path of a samurai.

There are important links between Samurai in Japanese history, and the flowers appear on many objects of time, such as screens, sliding doors, and kimonos. Cherry blossoms were painted on the sides of Japanese aircraft during the second world war, before they embarked on suicide missions. Even in Japan today, the symbol is widely used on consumer goods, including pottery and clothing.

Chinese Cherry Blossom Tattoos: Symbolism and Meaning

To the Chinese the cherry blossom is a very important symbol of power.They believes that the blossom is an example of extreme beauty and feminine power.Besides, it shows that female power dominates the world. Within the language of herbs and herbal lore of the Chinese the cherry blossom is the emblem of passion, sanctity and love.

In conclusion, before getting cherry blossom tattoos it is very important to know the symbolism. It is also significant to think about those symbols and connect this with what your personally believe the cherry blossoms are.

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When is the best time of year for cherry blossom?

OK maybe I should be a little more specific... I live in the UK and I want to know when in the year the cherry blossoms are usually at their fullest. I know Spring, obviously, but was wondering anything more specific, like whether March was better than April, or whether the best aren't out till May, or whatever. Thanks!

x~Tucker~x

for most variety's the middle of may~but a warm spell or a cold one can alter the date by as much as 2 weeks.the trees locally were in full blossom about 3/4 weeks ago~Yorkshire UK

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