Sakurafubuki

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Sakurafubuki is the Japanese term for "cherry blossom blizzard" (sakura "cherry blossom" + fubuki "blizzard"). It is the term used to describe the falling of flower petals from the cherry trees when stirred by a wind. The cherry blossoms appear like snowflakes, gently drifting towards the ground.
To the Japanese, the cherry blossom symbolizes the ephemeral (brief, fleeting) nature of all life. It was said to resemble life in that both life and the cherry blossom were beautiful, albeit brief. It has been associated with medieval Samurai and the kamikaze pilots of WWII. During World War II, Japanese fighter pilots would paint cherry blossoms on their plane before embarking on their missions. The imperial government during the time spread propaganda that the souls of dead warriors would reincarnate as cherry blossoms. It was considered emblematic of Samurai because the blossom falls at the peak of its beauty, as opposed to withering away as a wrinkled, dried, faded husk dropping to the ground. Samurai preferred to die during battle rather than to die from old age.
ja:桜吹雪