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RABENDA

1. Hanakotoba= Faithful
2. Lavender
3. Lavenders flourish best in dry, well-drained, sandy or gravelly soils in full
sun. All types need little or no fertilizer and good air circulation. In areas of
high humidity, root rot due to fungus infection can be a problem.
4. 47 known species of flowering plants.
5. Cultivated extensively in temperate climates
6. Culinary lavender is usually, the most used species in cooking. As an aro-
matic, it has a sweet fragrance with a taste of lemon or citrus notes.
7. For most cooking applications the dried buds, which are also referred to as
flowers, are used. Lavender greens have a more subtle flavors when compared
to rosemary. Lavender buds can amplify both sweet and savory flavors in
dishes and are sometimes paired with sheep's-milk and goat's-milk cheeses.
Lavender flowers are occasionally blended with black, green, or herbal teas.
Lavender flavors baked goods and desserts, pairing especially well with chocolate.
8. The flowers yield abundant nectar, from which bees make a high-quality honey. Flowers can be candied
and are sometimes used as cake decorations. It is also used to make "lavender sugar".

SAKURA

1. Hanakotoba= Accomplishment, Beauty of heart (Kind/
Gentle/Transience of Life)
2. Cherry Blossom
3. Sakura is the national flower of Japan
4. The most popular variety of cherry blossom in Japan is
the Somei Yoshino. Its flowers are nearly pure white,
tinged with the palest pink, especially near the stem.
They 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
5. Winter sakura begin to bloom in the fall and continues blooming sporadically throughout the winter.
6. 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.
7. Cherry blossoms symbolize clouds due to their nature of blooming en masse, besides being an enduring
metaphor for the ephemeral nature of life, an aspect of Japanese cultural tradition that is often associated
with Buddhist influence, and which is embodied in the concept of “mono no aware”.
8. Mono No Aware: literally "the pathos of things", and also translated as "an empathy toward things", or "a
sensitivity to ephemera", is a Japanese term for the awareness of impermanence, or transience of things,
and both a transient gentle sadness (or wistfulness) at their passing as well as a longer, deeper gentle sad-
ness about this state being the reality of life. "Mono-no aware: the ephemeral nature of beauty – the quietly
elated, bittersweet feeling of having been witness to the dazzling circus of life – knowing that none of it
can last. It’s basically about being both saddened and appreciative of transience – and also about the rela-
tionship between life and death. In Japan, there are four very distinct seasons, and you really become aware
of life and mortality and transience. You become aware of how significant those moments are.
9. Cherry blossoms are a prevalent symbol in Irezumi, the traditional art of Japanese tattoos. In tattoo art,
cherry blossoms are often combined with other classic Japanese symbols like koi fish, dragons or tigers.
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