The cherry tree flowers bloom

For those interested in the Japanese Language and who want to read between the lines,
"Sakura ga saku" has another meaning besides "the cherry tree flowers bloom".

Friends and family wait nervously for an email containing this expression
while cheering for their college-applicant son/daughter/friend:"Sakura ga saku".

I find the allusion to the blooming vs falling bossoms very interesting,
since both the enthusiasm and the sorrow are like the beauty of the blossoms: ephemeral, mometary, evanescent.

By the way Kitkat has transformed this into a great business; every year in spring
the sakura-flavored chocolate bars sell like crazy! Not only are they the perfect desert for
the famouse Hanami event, but they also make the best present for the exhausted and
stressed out students trying to get into the college of their choice!