Response post #2
I was reading through a classmates blog and found a great post about the Cherry Blossom Festival in DC. My classmate, Sabrina, wrote about her visit to the festival with her friends in this post. She has some great pictures in her post and ultimately it made me uber jealous!
I was supposed to go the Cherry Blossom Festival this year with some friends, but I ended up having last-minute travel for work. So, instead I brought a really cute Cherry Blossom shot glass from the airport, and had to hear entertaining stories from my friends that actually went to the festival.
It’s a shame I have lived in this area for so long and still havent gone to one CB festival. I have decided next year I HAVE to go; and next year is the centennial celebration. After missing this year’s celebration, I looked up a little bit of the history of the Cherry Blossom trees in DC.
As Sabrina stated in her blog, the Cherry Blossom trees were a gift from Japan in 1912. The mayor of Tokyo, at the time, sent all 2000 trees to DC as a gift of friendship. But, something you may not have known, the trees were originally sent to America in 1910. When the first shipment came, it was discovered that they were infested with insects and nematodes. To protect the American growers, President William Howard Taft granted his consent to burn the trees. Below is a picture of the burning of the Cherry Trees.
Next year when I attend the Cherry Blossom’s Centennial Festival, I hope to have a similar experience as Sabrina details in her blog post. It sounds like a blast, and of course just as a “Fabulous-n-favored” should, I will plan an event around it. I am thinking maybe a group lunch afterwards or maybe even a simple cupcake date. I will have to give you an update next year, same time same place 🙂
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