Cherry blossoms bloom, heralding spring

Eugene Hoshiko/APA woman wearing a Japanese traditional clothing called “hakama” views the blooming the cherry blossoms overhead in Tokyo, March 22, 2018. The cherry blossom season marks the arrival of spring for the Japanese.

The National Cherry Blossom Festival opens this Sunday in Washington, D.C.

Shawn Thew/EPA-EFE/REX/ShutterstockSnow falls on early blooming Cherry Blossom trees in Washington, D.C., March 21, 2018.

The festival celebrates the March 27, 1912, gift of Japanese cherry trees from Mayor Yukio Ozaki of Tokyo City to the city of Washington, D.C.

Ozaki donated the trees to enhance the growing friendship between the United States and Japan, and also to celebrate the continued close relationship between the two nations, according to the National Cherry Blossom Festival’s website.

Jacquelyn Martin/APSnow falls on a lone bicycle and cherry blossom trees at the tidal basin, March 21, 2018, in Washington D.C. during a snowstorm on the second day of Spring.

The blossoms were originally thought to peak March 7 but due to cold temperatures in February and then snowfall in March, that date has been pushed back. As of Friday, the National Park Service is predicting the prime blossoming dates in Washington, D.C., are March 27 to March 31.

Check the official site for updates.

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