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DUBAI: As part of the International Women’s Day celebrations, Japan has adopted the tradition of handing out Mimosa flowers to women.

The culture originally began in Italy, where men gifted women Mimosa flowers to mark the occasion.

In Japan, Mimosa trees grow in small city gardens and sometimes as trees in the streets.

Florists generally sell branches of the bright yellow flower, which has an almond-like fragrance.

The Mimosa flower grows around the same time as Sakura season in Japan, just in time for International Women’s Day.

Feminists in Italy chose the flower in 1946, as they considered it a symbol or strength, sensitivity and sensibility.

An organizing committee in Japan is hosting an event called “International Women’s Day Happy Woman Festa 2022” and is calling on social media users to put “happy, yellow posts” to celebrate the day and the Mimosa flowers.

People are also encouraged to use hashtags like “#happyyellow” and “#happywoman” along with their posts on social media.

The aim of International Women’s Day Happy Woman Festa 2022 is for people to think about how women live. Major events are scheduled in Tokyo and other prefectures on March 8.