Cheers to this: March 3 is Peach Blossom Day!
- Lea Hatch
- Mar 3, 2020
- 2 min read
Peach Blossom Day is a Japanese holiday with a lot of names—Doll Festival, Girls’ Day, and Hinamatsuri.
Hinamatsuri was originally a religious holiday of sorts, in which people put dolls in miniature boats and sent them out to sea in order to get rid of their troubles but nowadays, the holiday does involve large displays of dolls, but is frequently used as a celebration of all things girly. Since the peach trees are usually blooming at this time in Japan, the blossoms are a large part of the celebration.
Putting these threads of information together, we can say that Peach Blossom Day is a day to celebrate peach blossoms, and for girls to celebrate being girls.
Peaches are not only a popular fruit, but are symbolic in many cultural traditions, such as in art, paintings and folk tales such as Peaches of Immortality.
The peach, Prunus persica, is a deciduous tree, native to China and South Asia, where it was first cultivated. It bears an edible juicy fruit also called a peach. The fruit has yellow or whitish flesh, a delicate aroma, and a skin that is either velvety in different cultivars.
Kick off a totally peach-perfect holiday with this peach punch:
Ingredients:
2 ounces peach vodka
1/2 ounce lime juice (fresh)
1/2 ounce orange juice (fresh)
1/2 ounce elderflower liqueur
Garnish: lemon wedge or peach slice
Steps to make it:
Gather the ingredients
In a cocktail shaker filled with ice, pour the peach vodka, lime and orange juices, and elderflower liqueur.
Shake well.
Strain into a chilled cocktail glass.
Garnish with a lemon or peach slice (when they are in season).
Serve and enjoy!
This recipe from The Spruce Eats is also ideal as a party punch. It especially fits for wedding showers and makes an amazing summer brunch pitcher drink.
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