Cherry blossoms are the pride of the Japanese nation and have always been integrated with the production, life and feelings of the Japanese people. Cherry blossoms are the totem of Japanese culture. Pink cherry blossoms are surging in Japanese blood all the time. As the symbol of Yamato nationality, cherry blossoms have taken root in the symbol of national culture and the depths of national culture. Japanese love for cherry blossoms has a long history. Japanese love cherry blossoms not only because they are beautiful, but also because clusters of cherry blossoms in full bloom imply Japanese collectivism. The brilliance of cherry blossoms when they wither also alludes to the Japanese view of life and death.
Cherry blossoms; Collectivism; View of life and death; Bushido 1. Knowledge about cherry blossoms
Sakura, sakura
In the clear sky in late spring and March
Wan Li is cloudless and quiet.
Come on, come on.
Go to see cherry blossoms.
This is a popular Japanese folk song. It's about cherry blossoms in late spring and March, so people should go and see them quickly.
As early as ancient times, the Japanese regarded cherry blossoms as the embodiment of spring and the god of flowers. In Japanese, the word "cherry blossom time" means "spring season". Whenever spring comes, people are most concerned about the annual cherry blossoms. How good and bad the bud is, whether it can escape the leaching of spring rain when it blooms, whether it can bloom brilliantly, whether it can meet the spring breeze when it withers, and whether the petals are clean. Whether cherry blossoms bloom smoothly or not, in the eyes of ancient Japanese, means whether the weather is good this year and whether the crops are bumper. So whenever flowers bloom, people gather under the cherry trees, sing and drink, praise spring wholeheartedly and pray for the blessing of the gods.
During the cherry blossom season, the royal family and cabinet ministers will hold a grand "cherry blossom viewing party" in the Royal Garden to entertain and commend outstanding people from all walks of life. Ordinary enterprises and institutions, no matter how busy they are at work, will take half a day off or get off work early, prepare various drinks and snacks for their employees, and let them gather under the cherry trees in the nearby park to have a good drink. At this time, Japan, which is usually quiet, will suddenly become lively. No matter in the city or the countryside, all kinds of people are always crowded under the cherry trees, eating, drinking, singing, jumping, crying and laughing. People are together to vent the passion and joy of spring.
Cherry blossoms are the pride of the Japanese nation. Like the majestic Mount Fuji, it is a symbol of hard work, courage and wisdom. Therefore, every year on March 15, that is, the Japanese Cherry Blossom Festival, on this day, Japanese men, women and children will go to the park or enjoy cherry blossoms in the wild.
Cherry blossoms have always been integrated with the production, life and feelings of the Japanese people: flowers bloom and fall, indicating the arrival of spring sowing and autumn harvest season; Cherry juice, cherry leaves, cherry blossoms and cherry wood are commonly used raw materials for medicinal materials, food, furniture and wood carving.
In Japan, cherry blossoms usually bloom in late spring and April, when winter is still cold and spring breeze is getting warmer and warmer. White, light red, pink and plum red are all available. Seemingly light smoke and light snow, like white clouds and rosy clouds, do not seem to care about their own little incense. They are United and overlap their sadness and tragic beauty on the streets, Shan Ye, paths and streams of the city. ...
Second, cherry blossoms and Japanese collectivism
One reason why Japanese people like cherry blossoms.
Japanese love for cherry blossoms has a long history. Japanese prefer cherry blossoms, because their beauty is the best symbol of Japanese culture and spirit. Even if the cherry trees in full bloom are beautiful, they give people a thin feeling. Only the cherry blossom forest full of flowers can make people feel the pressure and beauty of spring. The same is true of Japanese culture and Japanese spirit. It does not advocate independence and freedom, because a Japanese can't live. It advocates coordination and cooperation, so that the collective strength is the strongest.
(B) the performance of Japanese collectivism
Japanese people's price concept and spiritual orientation shaped by Japanese culture are collectivism, with collectivity as the core. The Japanese believe that suppressing one's personality is a virtue, and one should obey the will of all. Japanese culture teaches people to integrate individual wishes and obey collective wishes. Therefore, the Japanese believe that it is most important to seek harmony between people.
How to treat individual and collective interests correctly? I have long understood the truth. When personal interests conflict with group interests, they use self-discipline to obey group interests. There is also competition among Japanese. Their competition is that when there are people around them who are better than themselves, they admire him first, then learn from him and finally surpass him. Make yourself the strongest person. Most Japanese have no jealousy in their hearts. This healthy competition brings more unity and vitality.
Someone once said, "The Japanese are almost perfect organized people." They have been living in groups. Japan's collectivism features As thinker Kato said on Monday, in Japan, "the value beyond the collective will never dominate." In the way of behavior, the biggest difference between Japanese and people from other countries is that they like to blend in and attach importance to the actions of the group. They always consciously put themselves in a certain group. A western critic once expressed the view that the Japanese are like a group of small fish in a pond, swimming in one direction in an orderly way. If you throw a stone into the water and disturb this queue, they will change direction and swim in the opposite direction, but they will still swim in neat rows. In the way of thinking, the Japanese have a strong sense of belonging to the group, and people always realize that they belong to the group, and "self" is embodied in the form of social groups. Individuals should belong to a certain group, and group members are linked by a kind of * * * and fate * * * and interests * * *. For modern Japanese, the most important concept of this group is the enterprises, institutions, schools and even the whole country where they work and study. In Japan, the relationship between almost all groups and individuals is not as cold and distant as that in western society. In terms of values, the Japanese pay more attention to the role of groups than to the talents and roles of individuals. The principle pursued by the Japanese is: as long as I recognize the mainstream of society and unswervingly integrate into the torrent of society, I will certainly succeed. The Japanese also try their best to prove that they are just like everyone else. The Japanese, like the China people, emphasize the dynamic role of human beings, and they all think that human beings are the most precious of all things in the world. However, there are considerable differences between China and Japan in the way of realizing human value. The way to realize Japanese personal value is mainly to obey the collective and show it through the annual merit sequence. Japanese organizations oppose individual competition, and people believe that "ぁまりのはたれる" (the early nails will be knocked). The Japanese believe that the motivation to stimulate everyone's enthusiasm for work is the spirit of collectivism.
Japanese people have emphasized collective education and team consciousness since childhood, so that everyone can play their role and cooperate with others. Therefore, "ドミノドミノび" (Domino Game) is a very popular project in Japan, which requires close cooperation between individuals. Middle school students are very keen on "two people with three legs" (two people with three legs), that is, two people tie their left and right legs together and run forward. In addition, there is a group game called "タンブリング", which is very popular, that is, the boys in each school stand up layer by layer in the swimming pool, and the victory or defeat is determined by the number of floors. Every year, college students hold a round-trip relay race on the expressway from Tokyo to Hakone-CHO. This 200-kilometer race is completed by 10 runners, and many touching stories are staged every year.
Third, Japanese collectivism.
(A) the reasons for the formation of Japanese collectivism
As the saying goes, "One Japanese is a worm and three Japanese are dragons". Why is this? Why did Japan form such collectivism? It can be said that this is related to the historical background and cultural traditions of Japan.
1, first of all, the influence of rice culture that began in the ancient yayoi period. In some rural areas, neighbors have the habit of helping and cooperating with each other during the rice transplanting and harvesting season. This habit is different from hunting culture, which requires collective labor and consistent order, and is a kind of life.
We can't ignore the influence of Confucianism. The morality of attaching importance to loyalty and filial piety has been widely popularized since the Edo period, and it is also closely combined with the "family" system. Parents have absolute authority, and family members must obey the "family" decision. Especially the samurai class, once something happens, it will cut off the inheritance and the whole family will be implicated. In the process of Japanese character formation, they have been influenced by their families since childhood and attach great importance to the interests and unity of the whole family. If you destroy this unity, you will be punished by "investigation" and "righteousness"-sever family relations with it. The system of "eight villages" is also popular in the village, that is, all villagers cut off all contact with those who disturb the order in the village, making it difficult for him to survive. So if you want to avoid "out", you have to hold it with everyone. It can be seen that "harmony" is the basic concept that runs through families and social groups and cultivates the Japanese spirit of coordination. Under the influence of long-term family life, they are used to dealing with social affairs with the values of family society. The rules that people must follow in the family have also become the rules that people must follow in the society outside the family. In addition, simulating consanguinity is an important guiding principle that runs through group social relations. Japanese family is actually a family economy with family business as the core, and the family relationship has obvious color of master-slave relationship. In this sense, "the group is the expansion of the family", that is, the family itself is a unique social group, the social collectivization of the family and the familyization of social groups are mutual, and people can easily transplant the unique family relationship in Japan to social functional groups outside the family. Japanese always live in groups. In addition, Japan's small territory and large population are also one of the reasons for this habit.