SAKURA

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Across
  1. 1. A large group of people gathered at a hanami spot.
  2. 5. The warm season when cherry blossoms appear.
  3. 6. The Japanese word for cherry blossoms.
  4. 7. You must take this home with you after a hanami party!
  5. 9. Traditional Japanese clothing sometimes worn to view flowers.
  6. 11. A warm green drink often enjoyed at a hanami party.
  7. 13. A gentle spring wind that makes the petals flutter.
  8. 14. The wooden part of the tree where blossoms grow.
  9. 15. A single delicate piece of a cherry blossom.
  10. 16. The Japanese custom of flower viewing.
  11. 17. To produce flowers (The cherry trees will ____ soon).
  12. 20. The iconic color of sakura petals.
  13. 21. A public celebration of the cherry blossoms
  14. 23. An item you definitely need to take pictures of the flowers.
Down
  1. 2. The pleasant feeling of spring weather.
  2. 3. A paper light hung in the trees for night viewing.
  3. 4. An unopened cherry blossom.
  4. 5. A traditional Japanese alcoholic drink for hanami.
  5. 8. A slow, relaxed walk under the cherry trees.
  6. 10. The month when early sakura begins to open.
  7. 11. The woody plant that produces the blossoms.
  8. 12. A traditional Japanese lunch box enjoyed under the trees.
  9. 15. An outdoor meal eaten on a blanket under the trees.
  10. 18. Traditional green tea often paired with Japanese sweets.
  11. 19. A blue plastic mat spread on the ground for a picnic.
  12. 22. A public green space where people gather for hanami.