The Swiss celebrate the end of winter with a burning snowman. Known as the Böögg, it is often stuffed with explosives. If you want to know how to make a snowman burn, here's the LINK. The article describes the tradition and festival.
For those of us who love flowers, Japan's Hanami is the most famous and long-lived tradition around the globe. This takes place from late March to early May. This is the festival of cherry blossoms - Sakura. So I am hoping for more Japanese cherry trees to be planted in celebration of the 90th Anniversary of diplomatic relations between Japan and Canada. The website advertises that we can make our own 90th Anniversary paper flags with the flag-mkaing kit.
Mississaugua Celebration Square has a Japanese Festival - this year it is on August 25th and 26th, 2018. The banner picture on the website shows drumming, dancing, and a music festival.
The celebration of Sakura Days happens in Vancouver, which has a great tradition of blossom trees. This is scheduled for April 14 and 15 and will take place at Van Dusen Botanical Garden, a truly wonderful botanic garden.
"Enjoy taiko drumming, martial arts, koto (Japanese harp), dance and singing performances. Participate in a tea ceremony, or learn about ikebana (flower arranging), origami (paper folding), haiku or calligraphy and try getting dressed in an authentic yukata".
I can only suggest that we celebrate this 90th anniversary by planting more cherry trees. Today's pictures feature the cherry grove at Royal Botanical Gardens, planted in 1966.
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