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Blessing on Blooming Trees

On the 1st of Nissan, (acknowledged this year on March 24, 2012) A special mitzvah, which can be fulfilled only once a year, is to recite the berachah ("blessing" or prayer) made upon seeing a fruit tree in bloom: Blessed are you G-d our G-d, king of the universe, who left nothing lacking in His world, and created within it good creatures and good trees with which He gives pleasure to people. Typically the month of Nissan is the first opportunity to make this blessing. Many visit botanical gardens during this time, so as to avail themselves of an opportunity to observe this beautiful mitzvah.