Day of Bellflower celebrated in France

STORY: Day of Bellflower celebrated in France DATELINE: May 2, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:24 LOCATION: Paris CATEGORY: CULTURE SHOTLIST: various of flower shopsSOUNDBITE 1 (French): CustomerSOUNDBITE 2 (French): CustomerSOUNDBITE 3 (French): Customer STORYLINE: France on May 1 marked the Day of the Bellflower, a symbol of happiness and hope. French people believe that bellflowers received on this day will bring happiness as the white flower symbolizes the arrival of friends, spring, and good luck. SOUNDBITE 1 (French): Customer "It is a tradition and it is normal. This flower is pleasing and can bring good luck." SOUNDBITE 2 (French): Customer "I bought bellflowers for my wife and a friend and if I didn't, my wife would not be happy when I go back home." SOUNDBITE 3 (French): Customer "I buy bellflowers every year, and it brings good luck. I buy them for my family, for my children, for my mother, and for myself." Xinhua News Agency correspondents reporting from Paris. (XHTV)

The Tatsumi Three-story Watchtower at Honmaru (main dungeon),Edo Castle

The Tatsumi Three-story Watchtower at Honmaru (main dungeon),Edo Castle

The three-story Hasuike Tatsumi watchtower with Tansu Tamon, the longest castle wall-cum-armory at Edo Castle, on the left. This photograph must have been taken before October 7, 1870, when these buildings were probably destroyed as a result of a fire in a explosives warehouse. The low camera angle makes it difficult to tell, but the Hamaguri Moat is located beyond the rickshaws. Uchi Sakurada Gate, standing since the construction of Edo Castle by Ota Dokan, is visible on the far right. The Japanese bellflower crest of the Ota family remained on the gate when the first Shogun Tokugawa Ieyasu entered the castle. As a result, the gate is also called Kikyo-mon (Bellflower Gate).==Date:unknown, Place:Tokyo, Photo:R. Stillfried, (Credit:Nagasaki University Library/Kyodo News Images) [Cabinet Number78‐33‐0]

A woman wearing a hood of nobility

A woman wearing a hood of nobility

Taken by Beato. Entitled Costumes of the Night . This is a photo of the woman's costume for an outing in the evening. Hood, Japanese umbrella and lantern are characteristic of this photo. The emblem of the lantern is that of the Ueno family, in the shape of a Chinese bellflower.==Date:1864-6, Place:unknown, Photo:F. Beato, (Credit:Nagasaki University Library/Kyodo News Images) [Cabinet Number17‐28‐0]