Cherry Blossoms are in full bloom across the world, but there’s a catch: the full bloom lasts only for a week before the petals start to shed. In the Japanese culture, Cherry Blossoms represent the fragility of life.
A visitor takes a picture of Yoshino cherry blossom trees as they approach peak bloom in Washington, DC, on March 31, 2019.PHOTO: EPA-EFEPeople sit by the Tidal Basin as cherry blossoms begin to bloom in Washington, DC on March 29, 2019.PHOTO: REUTERSBlooming cherry blossoms provide inspiration to an artist in Washington, DC, on March 29, 2019.PHOTO: REUTERSVisitors view cherry blossoms in almost full bloom in Tokyo on March 29, 2019.PHOTO: EPA-EFEPeople float under cherry blossoms, which are almost in full bloom, on boats in Chidorigafuchi moat in Tokyo on March 29, 2019.PHOTO: EPA-EFE People look at cherry blossoms, which are almost in full bloom, from boats on the water of Chidorigafuchi moat in Tokyo on March 29, 2019.PHOTO: EPA-EFEA woman takes a picture of cherry blossom trees at the Valle del Jerte near Caceres, Spain, on March 26, 2019.PHOTO: AFPPedestrians take pictures with cherry blossoms in Tokyo on March 27, 2019.PHOTO: AFPA bee searches for pollen among cherry blossoms on a sunny spring day in Lausanne, Switzerland, on March 25, 2019.PHOTO: REUTERSA cherry blossom tree makes for a colourful climb for a child on a sunny spring day in Lausanne, Switzerland, on March 25, 2019.PHOTO: REUTERSYoung Chinese women dressed in Han Chinese clothing take photos of the cherry blossoms with their smartphones in the Yuyuantan park in Beijing on March 24, 2019.PHOTO: AFPVisitors flock onto a street, under blooming cherry blossoms, near Jiming Temple in Nanjing, Jiangsu province, China, on March 23, 2019.PHOTO: REUTERS Visitors pose for pictures under blooming cherry blossom trees at a botanical garden in Nanjing, Jiangsu province, China, on March 14, 2019.PHOTO: REUTERS
