Five or six days beginning last week in May
Nova Scotia's Annapolis Valley is widely known for its apple orchards, which begin to
flower
in late May or early June.
The area's first Apple Blossom Festival was held in 1933 in the town of Kentville, but
since that time it has grown into a nearly week-long celebration whose events are held
throughout the 60 towns and villages of the Annapolis Valley.
In addition to a children's parade, sporting events, tours to view the apple blossoms,
apple pie baking and eating contests, and a cooking competition, the festival includes
the crowning of "Queen Annapolisa,' who is chosen from among 18 local princesses.
The festival is also designed to draw attention to the area's historic background as "The
Land of Evangeline," the heroine of Henry Wadsworth Longfellow's long narrative poem
about the expulsion of a group of Acadians and their subsequent settlement in Louisiana.
Full story:
https://encyclopedia2.thefreedictionary.com/Annapolis+Valley+Apple+Blossom+Festival
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