英语作文介绍腊八节(汇集20篇)

导语：春节是中国最重要的传统节日;你会跟外国朋友怎么介绍呢?下面是yuwenmi小编为大家整理的优秀英语作文，欢迎阅读与借鉴，谢谢!

Dear Mike,

How are you? Im really glad that you are interested in traditional Chinese festivals. There are many traditional festivals in China, such as Spring Festival, Mid-Autumn Day and so on. Id like to introduce the Spring Festival to you. Spring Festival is the most important traditional holiday in China. It usually lasts for 15 days。

Days before the festival, people clean their houses. They think cleaning sweeps any bad luck. They decorate their houses with paper cuts. On the eve of the festival, family members get together and have big meals. Then they watch the Spring Festival Gala on TV. At midnight, they set off fireworks to welcome the New Year. During the festival, kids get lucky money from old people. People visit their relatives and friends. They wish each a happy year and good luck. How happy we are。

Best wishes!

Yours,

Liu Wei

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亲爱的迈克，

你好吗?我真的很高兴你对中国传统节日感兴趣。中国有许多传统节日，如春节、中秋节等。我想向你介绍春节。春节是中国最重要的传统节日。通常持续15天。

节日前几天，人们打扫房屋。他们认为打扫扫除坏运气。他们用剪纸装饰房屋。在节日前夕，家庭成员聚在一起吃大餐。然后他们在电视上看春节联欢晚会。午夜，他们燃放烟花迎接新年。节日期间，孩子们从老人那里得到压岁钱。人们拜访他们的亲戚和朋友。祝每一年快乐，好运。我们是多么幸福。

最美好的祝福!

你的好朋友，

刘薇

导语：On this day, commemorative activities held throughout the United States to show respect for the flag and love of America.在这一天，美国各地举行纪念活动，以示对国旗的敬重和对合众国的热爱。下面是由小编为你整理的介绍美国国旗英语作文，欢迎大家阅读。

American flag for a rectangular shape, length and width ratio of 19:10 for the Stars and Stripes (the Star-Spangled Banner), the upper-left corner flag for the blue stars surface area of the stars a few provisions in the respective departments, the United States is the state flag on the number of a few of the stars. Star 13 is outside the red and white stripes, 13 stripes on behalf of the original 13 colonies in North America. According to Washington, said: symbol of the United Kingdom with red stripes, white stripes and a symbol of freedom from it. More general argument that the red symbol of strength and courage, a symbol of purity and innocence of white, blue is a symbol of vigilance, perseverance and justice. In 1818 the U.S. Congress pass the bill, red and white flag on the fixed width for the 13, the number of five-pointed star should be in line with several states of America. Each additional state, the national flag on a star to increase, the general in the new states to join the second year after the implementation of July 4. So far has been the national flag to 50 stars, representing the 50 U.S. states. June 14 each year as "the development of the anniversary of the American flag." On this day, commemorative activities held throughout the United States to show respect for the flag and love of America.

美国国旗为长方形，长宽之比为19：10，为星条旗(the Star-Spangled Banner)，旗面左上角为蓝色星区，区内的星数于有关部门规定，美国的州数就是国旗上的星数。星区以外是13道红白相间的条纹，13道条纹代表最初北美13块殖民地。据华盛顿说：红色条纹象征英国，白色条纹象征脱离它而获得自由。更普遍的说法认为，红色象征强大和勇气，白色象征纯洁和清白，蓝色则象征警惕，坚韧不拔和正义。1818年美国国会通过法案，国旗上的红白宽条固定为13道，五角星数目应与合众国州数一致。每增加一个州，国旗上就增加一颗星，一般在新州加入后的第二年7月4日执行。至今国旗上已增至50颗星，代表美国的50个州。每年6月14日为“美国国旗制定纪念日”。在这一天，美国各地举行纪念活动，以示对国旗的敬重和对合众国的热爱。

[介绍美国国旗英语作文

Good morning, distinguished the examiner. Can be here for an interview today, the chance to ask you the examiner and learning, I feel very honored to, at the same time, through this interview can also show myself to you, hope you can remember me, here to introduce my basic situation.

My name is * * *, * *, *, college culture, usually I like reading books and Internet browsing information, lively, cheerful personality, can care about the people and things around, and get along with relatives and friends, and can understand and forgive me, I have confidence in life. I used to work in * *, successively worked in different jobs in the company, I started to work in the * *, then because companies need to * *, has certain social practice experience, on the job to make some progress, but also received the recognition from the company.

Through years of work I learned a lot of knowledge, but also cultivate my perseverance will and an indomitable spirit, that I can work in constantly to overcome difficulties and aggressive. Join PE teachers is a strong desire of me over the years, at the same time I realize that the relationship between work and is established on the basis of self-awareness, and I feel my work enthusiasm has not been aroused to the highest, I love my job, but everyone is constantly looking for better results, my self-awareness to make physical education teachers, I think, is a right choice, it strengthened my enter oneself for an examination the confidence and determination of physical education teachers.

So I took part in the sports teachers examinations and enter oneself for an examination the * *, if this can get in, I believe that we can get exercise in * * and have the chance to grow. PE teacher is a sacred and noble profession, it is pursuing the maximization of public interest, so require physical education teachers should, for the people in the nations service and LeiFengCeng said: a mans life is limited, but serving the people is unlimited, I want to put the limited life into the unlimited service for the people, this is my the best interpretation of the cognition of physical education teachers. So, this position can let I fully realize my social ideals and reflect their own value.

I have a party on my eleven birthday, many friends give me the present. There is a doll, a pen, a music box, a notebook, a book and a flower. My faverite present is the flower. The flower is very beautiful. Its colour is red. I like to smell it. I put it in a bottle of water. My mother says it is a rose. I can plant it in the pot. I water the flower everyday. I wish it can be beautiful forever.

Me Hello，everybody!My name`s Kevin Bill。I am a 15-year-old boy and I am from China。My favorite movie are Rush Hour and Mr。Bean。Do you know them?I think they are exciting action movie and interesting comedy 。My English teacher is a beautiful teacher and she`s always friendly to us。Her favorite sport is basketball and we always play basketball together。My favorite music is pop and my favorite fruits are apples and grapes。And Sunday is my favorite day。How about you ?What`s your name?

Everyone is good, I should be more obedient, I like green, blue in my heart is a symbol of freedom, happiness and loveliness. I wont be furious when Im angry, but I just face it.

Remember again, my deskmate clashed with another classmate, my deskmate fell in my bag, my bag is pressed by him, I was very angry, picked up his pen to fling caution to the winds and threw all of a sudden, pencil, pen, ruler of the fly.

Look at it! I can lose my temper in some times, but most of the time will be very obedient. Are you willing to be my friend?

I would like to apply for the post of industrial engineer, which your company offered. I feel that I am the right sort of person for the post because my qualifications and experience are really suitable for the position.

I expect to graduate in July from the Department of Industrial Engineering of Jiangxi University of Science and Technology, majoring in industrial engineering. During my college years, I have worked very hard at my major courses, so as to lay a solid foundation of theoretical knowledge.

As a result, I have passed all the examinations and achieved excellent academic results in major courses such as statistics, operation researches, system engineering, business management, logistics, Statistics and Probability Theory ,Professional English, Metalworking Practice, Electrical Engineering Practice, Linear Algebra. Moreover I have passed CET-4 and National Computer Level Test-Rank Three.

Outside classroom, I was very active and took part in different social activities. In my junior year, I served as monitor of my class, and received Advanced Person of Jiangxi University of Science and Technology. Since September 2004, I worked as a part-time business controller at Angel of Ganzhou, and raised our products share by 48.28 percent by 2005. In addition, I worked rather actively and successfully in certain students societies.

All those experiences contributed much to the development and promotion of my organizing and social abilities. I wish to assure you that, if successful, I would endeavor to give you every satisfaction. It would be greatly appreciated if you grant me an opportunity of an interview. At that time, I will present my credentials.

I can be reached by phone at 13531398140 or email me at…… Enclosed please find a resume, a copy of the recommendation form and the official transcript, Thank you for your time and consideration Sincerely, Lai Haiyong

I am a boy.My name is Sheng Qiyun.I am a pupil in Pingjiang school in Suzhong.I like play table tennis very much,and I like swimming,too.I go to school five days every week. My school is not far from my home,and it is a nice school.There are 3000 teachers and 7000 students in my school.There are 300 classes in my school.My English teacher is tall, my PE teacher is tall,too.I love them a lot.Welcome to my school.

自我介绍是向别人展示你自己的好与不好，有时别人通过你自己的介绍，会产生对你的第一印象是怎么样的。以下是有个性的英语自我介绍的语句，希望对你有所帮助！

1.   I love laughing.我是个爱笑的人。

2.   I work a lot.我工作很长时间。

3.   I’m a gym rat.我是个健身控。

4.   I’m bubbly.我是个活泼的人。

5.   I’m easy-going.我是个随和的人。

6.   I’m really funny.我是个很搞笑的人。

7.   I’m very sarcastic.我是个很爱讽刺的人。

8.   I’m down to earth.我是个脚踏实地的人。

9.   I don’t watch television.我不怎么看电视。

10.   I don’t take life too seriously.我不喜欢把生活搞得太严肃。

11.   I have wide tastes in music.我喜欢很多不同类型的音乐。

12.   My favourite author is Proust.我最喜欢的作家是普鲁斯特。

13.   I love exploring the city.我喜欢探索城市。

14.   I love hanging out with my friends. 我喜欢和朋友们出去玩。

15.   I love travelling and want to go again. 我喜欢旅行，好想再去旅行啊。

16.   I like to stay in with a glass of wine and a DVD. 我喜欢待在家里，边喝酒边看DVD。

17.   Mature，dynamic and honest．思想成熟、精明能干、为人诚实。

18.   Excellent ability of systematical management．有极强的系统管理能力。

19.   Ability to work independent1y，mature and resourcefu1．能够独立工作、思想成熟、应变能力强。

20.   A person with ability plus flexibility should app1y.需要有能力及适应力强的人。

21.   A stable personality and high sense of responsibility are desirable.个性稳重、具高度责任感。

22.   Work well with a multi-cultural and diverse work force.能够在不同文化和工作人员的背景下出色地工作。

23.   Bright，aggressive applicants.反应快、有进取心的应聘者。

24.   Ambitious attitude essential．有雄心壮志。

25.   Initiative，independent and good communication skill．积极主动、独立工作能力强，并有良好的交际技能。

26.   Willing to work under pressure with leardership quality．愿意在压力下工作，并具领导素质。

27.   Willing to assume responsibilities.应聘者须勇于挑重担。

28.   Mature，self-motivated and strong interpersonal skills.思想成熟、上进心强，并具极丰富的人际关系技巧。

29.   Energetic，fashion-minded person.精力旺盛、思想新潮。

30.   With a pleasant mature attitude.开朗成熟。

31.   Strong determination to succeed．有获得成功的坚定决心。

32.   Strong leadership skills．有极强的领导艺术。

33.   Ability to work well with others.能够同他人一道很好地工作。

34.   Highly-motivated and reliable person with excellent health and pleasant personality.上进心强又可靠者，并且身体健康、性格开朗。

35.   The ability to initiate and operate independently.有创业能力，并能独立地从业。

36.   Strong leadership skill while possessing a great team spirit.有很高的领导艺术和很强的集体精神。

37.   Be highly organized and effecient．工作很有条理，办事效率高。

38.   Willing to learn and progress．肯学习进取。

39.   Good presentation skills.有良好的表达能力。

40.   Positive active mind essential．有积极、灵活的头脑。

41.   Ability to deal with personnel at all levels effectively。善于同各种人员打交道。

42.   Have positive work attitude and be willing and able to work diligently without supervision。有积极的工作态度，愿意和能够在没有监督的情况下勤奋地工作。

43.   Young，bright，energetic with strong career-ambition.年轻、聪明、精力充沛，并有很强的事业心。

44.   Good people management and communication skills. Team player.有良好的人员管理和交际能力。能在集体中发挥带头作用。

45.   Able to work under high pressure and time limitation.能够在高压力下和时间限制下进行工作。

46.   Be elegant and with nice personality.举止优雅、个人性格好。

47.   With good managerial skills and organizational capabilities.有良好的管理艺术和组织能力。

48.   The main qualities required are preparedness to work hard, ability to learn, ambition and good health.主要必备素质是吃苦耐劳精神好、学习能力优、事业心强和身体棒。

49.   Having good and extensive social connections.具有良好而广泛的社会关系。

50.   Being active, creative and innonative is a plus.思想活跃、有首创和革新精神尤佳。

51.   With good analytical capability.有较强的分析能力

[一句有个性的英语自我介绍

Hello, everyone! Im Feng Biyu, a girl of 19 years old. As you can see, I am very glad to get along with all of you and I hope we’ll have a good time in our subsequent study.

My hometown is in SiHong, Northern JiangSu Province, a beautiful place with a lot of clear rivers and lakes. When boating on HongZe Lake, I always feel free and relaxed. It is really a wonderful  place to enjoy your life.

I graduated from SiHong Middle School. It was set up in 1949 and now it  is more than 60 years old.

I have a lot of friends in my middle school. We love each other. Time goes by, but our friendship will never go away. They cheer me up, make me happy and do some help when I meet with difficulties.

Thats all, thank you!

Good afternoon, teachers! My name is YangXiaodan. I`m 11

now. I`m from Class2 Grade 5 of TongPu No.2 Primary School. My English teacher is Miss Sun. She`s quiet and kind. She`s short and young. My good friend is ZhangBingbing. She`s 12. She`s tall and pretty. We`re in the same class. We both like English very much. I like painting , listening to music, playing computer games and

reading books. My favourite food is chicken. It`s tasty and yummy. I often do my homework and read books on Saturdays. This is me. Please remember YangXiaodan. Thank you very much!

My hometown is in ZhenZhou city china,There are a lot of people live here,Its a famous city.The people are very friendly.The climate here is very pleasant.

My hometown has different seasons,spring.summer.autumn and winter.I like the spring ,because flowers are very beautiful,the weather is very sunny,what a lovely spring days!i hate cold weather,

so i dont like winter.we have a lot of rain in autumn,this is my favoures seasons,in this seasons,we can see many different colors,i love the colors of the trees-red,gold,yellow and brown .fairly cool for this time of years!summer is always hot,Its quit muggy in summer.

My hometown has different food,the food is excellent and quit cheap ,Its doesnt pollute.In the restaurant,you can enjoy good service and delicious food .

welcome you to my hometown travel!

I am ****. usually a lot of my hobbies, such as skating, playing 356 didesmococcus feather, draw, watch extra-curricular book, watch tv and so on, so my life is very rich extra-curricular. ago is a more introverted person, i have very few words, only and i am very good friends to so many before, but after school at the time of my personality to change slowly, and not, as

previously like very few words, and students are also very harmonious relationship.

in fact, since childhood i dare not interested in english, so my english very poor, then let us hear english, introduce myself, i really do not know how to do, nervous for some time, so i think in the future of english class can have more understanding of english can have more interest in english. families are. usually a lot of my hobbies, such as skating, playing 356 didesmococcus feather, draw, watch extra-curricular book, watch tv and so on, so my life is very rich extra-curricular. ago is a more introverted person, i have very few words, only and i am very good friends to so many before, but

after school at the time of my personality to change slowly, and not, as previously like very few words, and students are also very harmonious relationship.

i think noting is difficult if you put your heart into it,so i can say will make my english be nice in future. thank you!

Cherry is a plant, Rosaceae, deciduous trees, flowers and leaves in March with the release or leaves after flowering. Are also the cherry as the name of the album.

樱花是一种植物,蔷薇科,落叶乔木,花于3月与叶同放或叶后开花.也有以樱花为名称的专辑.

Bark purple-brown, smooth and shiny, with horizontal stripes. Flowers and Leaves alternate, elliptic or obovate elliptic, margin Mount teeth, apex acute, while glands, surface dark green, shiny, slightly back light. Stipules lanceolate linear, jagged edge fine crack, crack terminal gland. Spend each 35, as umbrella inflorescence, sepals at the Standard, petal apex notch, white, red. Flowers and leaves in March with the release or the first flower after the leaves. The nuclear sphere, first red, then become purple-brown, mature in July. Japans national flower.

树皮紫褐色,平滑有光泽,有横纹.花与叶互生,椭圆形或倒卵状椭圆形,边缘有芒齿,先端尖而有腺体,表面深绿色,有光泽,背面稍淡.托叶披针状线形,边缘细裂呈锯齿状,裂端有腺.花每支三五朵,成伞状花序,萼片水平开展,花瓣先端有缺刻,白色、红色.花于3月与叶同放或先花后叶.核球形,初呈红色,后变紫褐色,7月成熟.为日本国花.

Mountain cherry, cherry, also known as green skin. Su dry skin brown, oval-shaped leaves mostly lanceolate, apex usually caudate, serrated edge with a tapered single-or re-toothed, teeth glandular terminal barbed Mount, dark green leaf surface smooth, white powder have been in the back of micro-pulse hairy, often young leaves brown. Petiole with 2-4 glands, flowers ill with double petals, white or pink, ovate fruit spherical, black when ripe, the Chinese origin of species more common in North China wild mountain fast-growing, sprouting ability, resistance to dust, Often the cherry rootstocks, nucleolus can be used as medicine

山樱：又名青肤樱.干皮粟褐色,叶多为椭圆状披针形,先端常尾状,缘具尖细单锯齿或重锯齿,齿端有腺质刺芒,叶表苍绿光滑,背面微被白粉有中脉有毛,幼叶常为褐色.叶柄有2-4腺体,花单瓣或重瓣,白或粉红,果卵状球形,熟时黑色,为原产种,华北山地多见野生,生长快速,萌芽力强,抗烟尘,常作樱桃之砧木,核仁可入药

[中国植物英语作文

I am Ma Yuanhao. Now let me tell you something about my family. My family has seven people in it, my father, my mother, my brother, my sister, my uncle, my grandfather and I. My grandfather is a driver. He drives a bus. He works in Beijing. He has two kids. They are my father and my uncle.

My father and my uncle are both office workers. They are in the same office. My brother is a policeman. He is tall and strong. He works in Shenyang.I am a student. My sister is a student,too. We are in the same school, but in different grades. My mother is a nurse. She works in a hospital. We live in Beijing now with my parents.

I often have bread and milk for breakfast. I like eating hamburgers, too. And for lunch, I usually have some chicken with vegetables and rice. Jiaozi is my favorite food. I usually have Jiaozi and an apple for dinner. I think I can eat healthily.

My mother cooks very well. She often cooks nice food for us.

I love my family!

Hello everyone, my name is Wang Dongpu, I am a student of grade three, nine years old this year. I have a head of black hair, a round face, a pair of bright eyes.

My character is very gentle, others in my mouth sometimes cry, see small animals to eat food, see the bird fell off to find a way to send her home.

My weakness is I love watching TV, ecstasy at the sight of the more wonderful programs, mother call I eat dinner, I sometimes hear, unless my mother pulled my ears to eat.

People say I look like a girl, actually I am a boy, this is me. Hee hee...

大家好，我叫王东浦，我是一名三年级的学生，今年9岁。我长着一头乌黑的头发，一张圆圆的脸，长着一双透亮眼睛。

我的性格很温柔，别人一气我就咧嘴有时还会哭，看见小动物就给它吃食物，看见小鸟掉下来就想办法把她送回家。

我的缺点是爱看电视，一看到比较精彩的节目就入迷，有时妈妈叫我吃饭我都听不见，除非妈妈揪我耳朵才去吃饭。

别人都说我长得像女孩，实际我是男孩，这就是我。嘻嘻……

Dad grew up in a single parent family, perhaps this is not perfect family created his fathers reticent character. Until there is me, my father will always have some smile.

Perhaps the boys heart and personality accounted for the upper hand, my father earnestly told me reason, I always disdain, turn a deaf ear, or severely refute a pass. In this regard, my father just silently smoking. I thought it was naive. Can learn no fathers urging, the results naturally fell. At that moment, although my father did not hit me, but the death of the general silence, desperately smoking, my father greeted his face showing disappointment look. I am determined, must be in the study and life to achieve success, by praise. Let my father show a rare smile.

Dads smile is more out of my sensible. That day at noon to eat fish, my father was a big fish caught, rice balls, water, steamed bread swallowed, are of no avail. Cross here is painful, my father kept moaning. I am very worried. Home school at night, I still do not worry that hateful fishbone, even homework is also absent-minded. Dad a home, I asked: "Dad, the fish did not go down?" "Go on!" Dad smiled, it seems very satisfied. Then I went to the study to get the book, I heard my father kept saying: "I am very happy today, because the daughter said a concern!" I suddenly realized that I should often give my father more care, so that my father has Sweet love and happiness!

Dad, your smile is an indispensable part of my growth. It makes me feel warm and happy. As your daughter, to see your white hair gradually increased, I must hard work, make achievements, so that your smile often!

My best friend and I get along with each other quite well.But we are so different.He is funnier,more outgoing than I am and im more serious.He is more athletic and likes to play all kinds of sports but I am smarter on study.My friend is wilder than me and I am calmer.He is tall,thin,strong,with short hair,And sometimes he is very careless and lazy.On the other hands,I am short,fat,weak,with shorthair.He is very helpful because I am very lazy and dont want to do any sports.And I will help him with his study.

I think our friendship will last forever.

朋友

我和我最好的朋友相处的非常好,但是我们却各有不同.他比我更有趣,更外向,而我很严肃.他是运动型的,各种体育运动都很喜欢,而我更擅长于学习.

我的朋友相对狂野而我相对沉静.他又高又瘦,但是很结实,留着短发.一些时候他马虎又懒散.与他相比,我显得矮胖,而虚弱.我也是短头发.他很乐于助人,因为我很懒不想做仍和运动.我会在学习上帮助他.

我希望我们的友谊能够持续到永远.

打开门，噢，这房间多么漂亮啊！这是谁的房间呢？这是我的房间。

床在窗的附近。一张被子和一个洋娃娃在床的上面。我的床是什么颜色呢？是我最喜欢的颜色——紫色。这是多么梦幻的颜色啊。梳妆台在床的旁边。梳妆台上有一些书和一支钢笔。

我喜欢看电视。电视机在床的前面。我可以躺在床上看电视。我有一个钢琴。它在电视机的旁边。我有时候会弹钢琴。电脑在窗的附近。我经常弹钢琴。

这就是我的房间。你喜欢我的房间吗？你的房间又怎样呢？

Open the door,oh,the room is very beautiful!Whose room is this?It’s my room.

The bed is near the window.a quilt and a doll is on the bed.What color is my bed?It’s my favourite color—purple.It’s very dreamily color.the dresser is next to the bed.There are some books and a pen on the dresser.

I like watching TV.The TV is before the bed.I an lie to watch TV on the bed.I have a piano.The piano is near the TV set.Sometimes,I play the piano.And the computer is near the window.I often play the piano.

This is my room.Do you like my room?What about your room?

In my mind, mother is the greatest. Because my mother not only gave me life, gave me lots of love. When I meet with difficulties, always can hear mother encouraging words, and when I am happy, my mother is also the most happy.

Remember, when I was two or three, economic difficulties in the home, in order to life, mother left me to work in another city. That day, my mother and I are very miss each other. My mother often calls, is to listen to my voice. And every time I hear the phone ringing, I will be the first to pick up, because I guess may is mothers call, but many phone not mom, that moment I felt very disappointed. As long as I heard my mother to come back to see me, I will jump for joy. But mother come back each time only two or three days of time, and separate time is so long. After mother left, I miss my mom every night to cry, want to mother came back with me. Let me the deepest impression a telephone is: mom, lets move to changsha, I am very happy, because I can always and mother living together.

Finally reunited, but mother because of work need to travel a lot. Every time mother on a business trip, I hate to mother, looked at his mother out of the house, I will run to the window and looked at his mothers shadow gradually disappeared in the crowd. I wonder: mom is in order to make my life better, just work so hard. When I grow up must repay mother well. Now, I want to said to mother: mom, I love you!

Sakura is the Japanese name for ornamental cherry trees, Prunus serrulata, and their blossoms. Cherry fruit (known as sakuranbo) come from a different species of tree.

Sakura, a well-known and ubiquitous symbol of Japan, are represented on all manner of consumer goods, including kimono, stationery, and dishware. Cherry blossoms are an enduring metaphor for the ephemeral nature of life, and as such are frequently depicted in art. There is at least one popular folk song, originally meant for the shakuhachi (bamboo flute), titled "Sakura", as well as a number of pop songs. "Sakura" is also a common Japanese female name.

Sakura is indigenous to the Himalayas and east Asia. Some trees can be found in China and Korea but the largest number and variety of sakura, more than 305 species, can be seen in Japan. Many of them were artificially hybridized or grafted by the Japanese many centuries ago.

"On the other hand, in China, cherry blossom is the symbol of feminine dominance, female beauty and sexuality. Additionally, the cherry blossom is the Chinese symbol of feminine principle and it also symbolizes love in the language of herbs. Interestingly, cherry blossom is the flower of the April in China, whereas in Japan, it is wisteria." Spring flowers of Japan

Japans most beloved variety is the Somei Yoshino. Its flowers are nearly pure white, tinged with the palest pink, especially near the stem. The flowers bloom, and usually fall within a week, before the leaves come out. Therefore, the trees look nearly white from top to bottom. The variety takes its name from the village of Somei (now part of Toshima in Tokyo). It was developed in the mid- to late-19th century at the end of the Edo period and the beginning of the Meiji period. The Somei Yoshino is so widely associated with cherry blossoms that jidaigeki and other works of fiction often depict the variety in the Edo period or earlier; such depictions are anachronisms.

Other categories include yamazakura, yaezakura, and shidarezakura. The yaezakura have large flowers, thick with rich pink petals. The shidarezakura, or weeping cherry, has branches that fall like those of a weeping willow, bearing cascades of pink flowers.

Annually, the Japanese Meteorological Agency and general public track the sakura zensen, or Cherry-Blossom Front. Nightly forecasts follow the weather segment of news programs. The blossoming begins in Okinawa in January, and typically reaches Kyoto and Tokyo at the end of March or the beginning of April. Then it proceeds north, arriving in Hokkaidō a few weeks later. Japanese pay close attention to these forecasts. They will go to parks, shrines and temples with family and friends and hold a "flower viewing party" known as hanami. Hanami festivals celebrate the beauty of sakura, and for many, it is a chance to relax and enjoy the beautiful view. Hanami custom in Japan dates back to many centuries ago. It is witten in Nihon Shoki that the Hanami festival were already held in the 3rd century.

Most Japanese schools and public buildings have sakura trees outside of them. Since the fiscal and school year both begin in April, in many parts of Honshū, the first day of work or school will coincide with the cherry blossom season.