This is the old man again,
https://festival.si.edu/blog/2014/significance-of-sakura-cherry-blossom-traditions-in-japan/
Significance of Sakura: Cherry Blossom Traditions in Japan
April 9, 2014
“Spring has arrived! The cherry trees are starting to bloom again around the National Mall and Potomac Park in Washington, D.C. In Japan, cherry blossoms are called sakura, a special flower for the people and the country.
Cherry blossoms are a symbolic flower of the spring, a time of renewal, and the fleeting nature of life. Their life is very short. After their beauty peaks around two weeks, the blossoms start to fall.”
“In 1912, 3,020 trees were sent from Yokohama to Washington, D.C., as a gift from the people of Japan to the people of the United States. This spring the Cherry Blossom Festival celebrates the 102-year anniversary of the gift of sakura.”
If in 2014 it was the 102 anniversary of gift of Sakura then, 5 years later as in 2019 it would be the 107 year anniversary ^^ Anons noticed that didn’t they? If we consider the 0 as a void then we will get a 17 ^^
Since sakura have a short life expentancy I was wondering if Flotus is telling the red shoes clan that they life expentancy is short. Then there is this article:
https://gardenerdy.com/cherry-blossom-meaning
“There is an old story attached to this tree that values sacrifice. It is said that there is an Jiu-roku-zakura (the Cherry tree of the Sixteenth day), in the Iyo district of the country. This tree grew on the lands of a Samurai for over a hundred years. When the Samurai became old, the tree began to die. The Samurai felt really bad for the tree. He was a brave and honorable man. Hence, he thought up of a way to save the tree's life.”
“He sat under the tree and committed a ritual suicide right there. This act gave the essence of the Samurai's life to the tree. Within one hour of the Samurai's death, on the 16th day of the month, the tree began to blossom, and continues to live even today. Hence, the cherry blossom tree harbors many spiritual beliefs.”