Peak Bloom Forecast:
March 29 - April 13, 2008
Last Updated: February 26, 2008
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- Cherry Blossom Festival Images -
Every year a 350-year old stone lantern is lit in a formal ceremony featuring traditional Japanese performers and Washington dignitaries.
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In 2002, DCpages attended the National Conference of State Societes Grand Ball to select the the National Cherry Blossom Queen...
View 2002 Grand Ball Gallery
View 1999 Grand Ball Gallery
DCPages traveled with the Cherry Blossom Princesses to visit the Japanese Embassy and learn about Japan's culture. ...view gallery
A new tradition was born at the President Taft graveside in Arlington Cemetery. A ceremonial planting of a dogwood tree was done to further empower the friendship between Japan and the United States with its annual blossoms.
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DCpages went on a special 2002 trip to cover the Cherry Blossom Festival in San Francisco's Nihonmachi, otherwise known as Japantown...view gallery
This was DCpages first slide show done in 1996 of Washington DC's beautiful Cherry Blossom trees in full bloom around the Tidal Basin...view photos
Blossoms In our Future Program
The National Park Service is asking private citizens and organizations to donate funds to allow for the replacement of the cherry blossom and other shade and flowering trees.
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National Cherry Blossom Festival Opening Ceremony
Get set for the 2008 National Cherry Blossom Festival -
March 29 - April 13, 2008; with the Parade on Saturday, April 12, 2008!
Cherry Blossom History
The blooming of the cherry trees around the Jefferson Memorial in Washington, D.C. has come to symbolize the natural beauty of our nation's capital city. ... read more
Sakura Matsuri
In 1912, the Japan sent thousands of cherry trees to Washington D.C. This gesture of friendship between the two countries began the first Sakura Matsuri or Cherry Blossom Festival in the United States.... View Gallery
Tea Ceremony
With the famous National Cherry Blossom Festival just a few weeks away, it's a good time to explore one of the most interesting Japanese cultural oportunities the DC Metro area has to offer: tea ... read more
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