Cheery Cherry Blossoms

Apr 30

Spring is here and so are the cherry blossoms.  The Japanese have celebrated cheery blossoms for hundreds of years as a symbol of new life.  Viewing these pretty flowers is a special event in spring for them.  In 1959, the Japanese ambassador to Canada presented 2000 trees to Toronto as a gift of friendship from Tokyo.  Many of these can be seen,...

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