Cherry blossoms bloom in Washington D.C.
A sure sign of springtime in Washington D.C. is when the cherry blossom trees come into full bloom along the Tidal Basin.
A sea of pink stretches from national monument to national monument. The 3,000 cherry trees were a gift from Japan in 1912 as a symbol of friendship between the two nations.
Now each year the blooming of the trees is marked with a Cherry Blossom Festival. The celebration grew from humble beginnings to a great spring festival drawing thousands of visitors from around the world.
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- Detail of vivid pink cherry blossoms at peak bloom around the Tidal Basin on April, 11, 2014 in Washington. (Bill O’Leary/Washington Post)
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- Visitors stroll amongst cherry blossoms at peak bloom around the Tidal Basin April 11, 2014 in Washington. (Bill O’Leary/Washington Post)
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- Cherry blossoms at peak bloom around the Tidal Basin on Saturday morning in Washington. (Bill O’Leary/Washington Post)
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- James Murray and daughter Isobel, 4, of Springfield, Va., enjoy cherry blossoms at peak bloom early Saturday morning at the Tidal Basin in Washington. (Bill O’Leary/Washington Post)
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- A gust of wind sends cherry blossoms into the air at the Tidal Basin on April, 11, 2014 in Washington. (Bill O’Leary/Washington Post)
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- Cherry blossoms at peak bloom form a canopy for visitors, including a bride and groom, around the Tidal Basin on April 11, 2014 in Washington.(Bill O’Leary/Washington Post)
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- People walk under the branches of cherry trees around the Tidal Basin in Washington, D.C. The trees, a gift from Japan in 1912, symbolize the friendship between the two nations. (Kim Hairston/Baltimore Sun)
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- Cherry blossoms are pictured along the Tidal Basin in Washington, D.C. (Kim Hairston/Baltimore Sun)
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- A man photographs cherry blossoms along the Tidal Basin in Washington, D.C. (Kim Hairston/Baltimore Sun)
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- From left, Zachary Morano and his father, Duane Morano of Ashburn, Va., photograph cherry blossoms along the Tidal Basin in Washington, D.C. (Kim Hairston/Baltimore Sun)
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- Duane Morano of Ashburn, Va., sniffs cherry blossoms along the Tidal Basin. (Kim Hairston/Baltimore Sun)
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- A cyclist rides along the Tidal Basin under cherry trees. The trees, a gift from Japan in 1912, symbolize the friendship between the two nations. Over a million and a half people will walk among the trees during the five weeks of the National Cherry Blossom Festival. (Kim Hairston/Baltimore Sun)
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- From left, James Mitchell and Alonzo McBryde, tree workers with the National Park Service, prune dead wood from cherry trees along the Tidal Basin in Washington, D.C. They started their work in January. (Kim Hairston/Baltimore Sun)
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- Alonzo McBryde, a tree worker with the National Park Service, uses a pole saw to prune dead wood from cherry trees along the Tidal Basin in Washington, D.C. The tool was made in Japan. (Kim Hairston/Baltimore Sun)
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- Branches of a cherry tree on the Tidal Basin frame the Washington Monument. (Kim Hairston/Baltimore Sun)
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- A man runs under the branches of cherry trees along the Tidal Basin. (Kim Hairston/Baltimore Sun)
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- Two women take a photo near cherry trees along the Tidal Basin. (Kim Hairston/Baltimore Sun)
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- The Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial is seen behind cherry blossoms. (Kim Hairston/Baltimore Sun)
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- The Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial is framed by cherry blossoms. (Kim Hairston/Baltimore Sun)
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- Cherry blossoms are pictured along the Tidal Basin in Washington, DC. (Kim Hairston/Baltimore Sun)
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- Visitors to the Tidal Basin pass the gnarled trunk of a cherry tree. (Kim Hairston/Baltimore Sun)
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- Cherry blossoms float in the Tidal Basin. The Washington Monument is seen in the distance. (Kim Hairston/Baltimore Sun)
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- Gerald Carr of Newark, Del., photographs a cherry tree along the Tidal Basin. (Kim Hairston/Baltimore Sun)
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- Cherry blossoms are pictured on a tree trunk along the Tidal Basin. (Kim Hairston/Baltimore Sun)
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- Alice Kale of Alexandria, Va., works on an oil painting of cherry blossoms and the Washington Monument along the Tidal Basin. (Kim Hairston/Baltimore Sun)
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- Kei Ouchi, 17 months, of Chevy Chase, checks out a cutting from a cherry tree along the Tidal Basin. (Kim Hairston/Baltimore Sun)
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- Eddy Supriyatno of Silver Spring poses with his daughter, Icha Nabila, 12, as his wife Lilik Mahmudah photographs them along the Tidal Basin. (Kim Hairston/Baltimore Sun)
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- A man gets on a bike as he passes cherry trees along the Tidal Basin. The trees, a gift from Japan in 1912, symbolize the friendship between the two nations. (Kim Hairston/Baltimore Sun)
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