Cherry Blossom Festival 2011 Kicks Off With Solemn Tribute To Japan Victims

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Cherry Blossom Festival 2011 Flowers and trees that symbolize friendship between the United States and Japan 99 times bleeding in Washington and as a result one of the worst natural disasters in the world.
For two weeks the opening of the National Cherry Festival Saturday, organizers and on foot to collect donations and a protest on Thursday night under a tree to the victims of the quake, which occurred in March, Japan 11 and the tsunami. And killed about 18,000 people in the disaster.
Several hundred people gathered at the Washington Monument on a cold night, and some Japanese flags or held signs of support.
Japanese Ambassador Ichiro Fujisaki the crowd that his country needs help.
"It all started on what I relief 3 / 11 - the earthquake and tsunamis and the nuclear incident - and we are still struggling," he said. "This is a very difficult battle, but in the comfort of people around the world in an attempt to be with us."
Fujisaki said the United States and one of the first rescue teams and military support.
"In fact, we have the help you are giving us," he said.
After a meeting of a moment of silence, and Ambassador to the crowd during the cherry blossom trees along the Tidal Basin, and glow sticks. Donation boxes lining the sidewalk American Red Cross relief efforts to take advantage.
Toshiko Maryland Saidel her three daughters, and the nation, where I was born, to support. "A lot of people are suffering now," she said. "We just want them to know we support them.