Cvetenje marelic v Vipavski dolini

Na Japonskem se skoraj vse vrti okrog dveh letnih dogodkov. Prvi je cvetenje češenj, po japonsko “Sakura”, ki dobesedno obnori celotno deželo. Mesece pred predvidenim obdobjem so narejene prve prognoze kje in predvsem kdaj si bo možno cvetenje ogledati v živo. Ko končno pride do cvetenja češenj, se vse vrti le še okrog teh belih cvetov. Drugi vrhunec, ki pa je v primerjavi s “Sakuro” precej manjši, pa so jesensko obarvani listki. Te dni se končno prebuja narava tudi v Sloveniji. Prve so zacvetele marelice in največje nasade le teh najdemo v Vipavski dolini in Goriških Brdih. No in če bi bile marelice češnje, le te pa bi prestavili na Japonsko, bi na spodnjih fotografijah poleg marelic videli predvsem Japonce, ki bi občudovali vsak cvet posebej. Na vrsti bi bilo nešteto “selfijev”, ljudje bi piknikirali na dekcah na tratah med drevesi, zaljubljenci bi si izkazovali neskončno zvestobo… 🙂 Potem pa pravimo, da so Japonci zadržan narod. 😉

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In Japan they have two most important natural event every year. The first is cherry blossom, in Japanese “Sakura”, that almost stops the entire country. Months before the event you can find first forecasts where you can see it and when. And when “Sakura” finally arrives, its the most important thing in Japan. The second peak are autumn colours but you can not compare that with “Sakura”. These days nature is awakening also in Slovenia. You can admire apricots blooming on the largest plantations in Vipava valley and Goriška Brda. And if apricots would be cherries and we would move those trees to Japan, you would see many Japanese people on photos bellow. They would admire every flower, they would make hundreds of selfies, they would have picnics on the lawns between the trees, couples would show their eternal love to each other… So how is that that we still see Japanese as maybe a bit shy and  reserved people?