In which month is Oak Apple Day?
"due to the superficial resemblance and the preponderance of the oak marble gall in the wild. Other galls found on oak trees include the oak artichoke gall and the acorn cup gall, but each of these has its own distinctive form. Some common oak-apple-forming species are the ""Biorhiza pallida"" gall wasp in Europe, ""Amphibolips confluenta"" in eastern North America, and ""Atrusca bella"" in western North America. Oak apples may be brownish, yellowish, greenish, pinkish, or reddish. Oak galls have been used in the production of ink since at least the time of the Roman Empire. From the Middle Ages to"
"Apple Day Apple Day is an annual celebration of apples and orchards, held in October. It is celebrated mainly in the United Kingdom. It traditionally falls on 21 October, the date of the first such event in 1990, but events are held throughout the month. It is commonly a weekend event, usually taking place on the Saturday and Sunday closest to 30 October. Apple Day events can be large or small, from apple games in a garden to large village fairs with cookery demonstrations, games, apple identification, juice and cider, gardening advice, and the sale of many hundreds of apple"
"words ""I"" meet you down at apple day, come and bring the fruit that's fallen, we'll turn it into something new .."" Apple Day Apple Day is an annual celebration of apples and orchards, held in October. It is celebrated mainly in the United Kingdom. It traditionally falls on 21 October, the date of the first such event in 1990, but events are held throughout the month. It is commonly a weekend event, usually taking place on the Saturday and Sunday closest to 30 October. Apple Day events can be large or small, from apple games in a garden to"
"centuries before 1603. It is a matter of debate whether this tradition has been kept up continuously since the 17th century, or whether it was revived or re-invented in the late 19th century. The events of a modern Oak Apple Day include a ""band"" waking the villagers in the early hours of the morning, gathering oak branches from the woods at dawn, a village breakfast in the local pub (Royal Oak), then on to Salisbury, where there is dancing outside the Cathedral followed by claiming rights inside the cathedral by shouting ""Grovely, Grovely, ""Grovely"" and all Grovely"". (Although the charter"
"village has a small convenience shop once again, now located by the village hall. To the rear of the village hall is a large (modern) village green. At the centre of the village lies an Arbor Tree, which usually has flags ceremonially held amongst its branches. The village still celebrates Arbor Day, a tree dressing ceremony related to Oak Apple Day, annually on the last Sunday in May. In 1949 the Oaker Estate was wound up and auctioned off in small plots as lots. The estate covered almost all of the village and surrounding countryside, including the Kangaroo Inn which"
"every Oak Apple Day, followed by a celebration of the Holy Communion according to the ""Book of Common Prayer"". Oak Apple Day is also celebrated in the Cornish village of St Neot. The vicar leads a procession through the village, he is followed by the Tower Captain holding the Oak bough. A large number of the villagers follow walking to the Church. A story of the history of the event is told and then the vicar blesses the branch. The Tower Captain throws the old branch down from the top of the tower and a new one is hauled to"
"Kentucky Apple Festival The Kentucky Apple Festival is an annual festival held in Paintsville, Kentucky during the first Friday and Saturday in October. The festival was originally created in 1962 as a way to provide a market for the county's apple production. The first Kentucky Apple Festival was held on October 6, 1962, and was known as ""Apple Day"". It was guided by Elmon Davis, an officer at Citizens National Bank and apple orchard owner from Flat Gap. Davis not only created the festival to promote the county's apple production, but to compete with the Johnson County Fair, which had"
"the late 17th century, across the road to the east of the church. It was altered and extended in the 18th and 19th, and became a private house in 1976. Great Wishford is one of the few villages that still celebrate Oak Apple Day on 29 May each year. On this day, Great Wishford villagers claim their ancient rights to collect wood from Grovely Wood. This tradition is said to date back to 1603, when the charter of rights to collect wood in the Royal Forest of Groveley was confirmed by the Forest Court. The rights themselves date back several"
"Kent and built up a following in the area of Boughton under Blean, Hernhill and the Ville of Dunkirk. The area had already experienced agrarian discontent and protest against the New Poor Law of 1834 and the farm labourers, and a few of the smallholders and trades people, were receptive to Courtenay’s millenarian preaching and promises of a better life. On 29 May, Oak Apple Day, Courtenay and a band of followers began to march around the nearby countryside with a flag and a loaf of bread on a pole (a traditional symbol of protest). Courtenay rode a grey horse;"
"Jackson County Apple Festival The Jackson County Apple Festival is an annual festival dedicated to the apple held in Jackson, Ohio, United States. The festival was created to promote Jackson County's leading agricultural product, which at the time was grown by over forty farms in the area. The Apple Festival is held on the 3rd weekend in September. The festival starts at noon on Tuesday and ends on Saturday night. Starting on the Saturday before the festival, downtown streets (Broadway St. between Water St. and Walnut St.; Main St. between Columbia St. and Portsmouth St.; and Pearl St. between Church"
"of September. The Apple Festival was founded in September 1949 with the purpose of promoting La Crescent and its apple industry. The first Apple Festival was a huge success, drawing a crowd of nearly 20,000 people and the festival has grown in size and quality every year. All profits made from the festivals are given back to the community for various projects. Other Applefests include the Tenbury Wells Applefest, held each year in October in Tenbury Wells in England, as well as others held in Clarksville, Missouri, Northborough, Massachusetts, and Owensboro, Kentucky. Applefest Applefest is a yearly village-wide food, entertainment"
"Heart of Oak Society organize an annual event, where members of the society gather at the local pub and march through the village holding flower and oak leaf decorated sticks, whilst following the society banner and a brass band. The march goes first to the church for a service, and then to houses who host refreshments. The Heart of Oak Society was previously a friendly society, but had to reform in 1989 to keep the tradition going. Although Oak Apple Day celebrations have decreased in popularity and knowledge, Fownhope has managed to keep the event going, increasing in popularity and"
"and is also lop-sided. The 'Spencerville Red' is thought to be a cross between the 'York Imperial' and a crab apple. The 'York Imperial' is easily identified by its lop-sided shape. It is consistently one of the top-ten-selling apple varieties. The fruit is medium to large, and varies from an oblate-oblique shape to an oval-oblong shape, and the skins are deep red with greenish-yellow streaks and specks, as well as occasional patches of yellow or green. It can be streaked with grayish scarfskin. 'York Imperial' apples ripen in October and are harvested through December. This cultivar has a tart yet"
"Oak apple Oak apple or oak gall is the common name for a large, round, vaguely apple-like gall commonly found on many species of oak. Oak apples range in size from in diameter and are caused by chemicals injected by the larva of certain kinds of gall wasp in the family Cynipidae. The adult female wasp lays single eggs in developing leaf buds. The wasp larvae feed on the gall tissue resulting from their secretions. Considerable confusion exists in the general ""literature"" between the oak apple and the oak marble gall. The oak marble is frequently called the oak apple"
"color. The gum arabic makes the ink more viscous and helps bind the ink to the writing surface. It is said that if a ""worm"" is found inside the gall on Michaelmas Day, then the year will be pleasant and unexceptional, and if a spider is found, then it will be a bad year with shortages and ruined crops. If a fly is found inside, then it will be a moderate season, and if nothing is found, then serious diseases will occur all that year. Oak Apple Day (or Royal Oak Day) is a former public holiday in England on"
"set aside as ""Royal Oak Day,"" and ""Oak Apple Day"" to commemorate the Restoration. Celebration was made by the wearing of oak leaves in the hat; oak apples gilded, with a few leaves surrounding them, were sold in the streets of London. The statue of Charles I of England, at Charing Cross, was also decorated with branches of oak on this day. The holiday is still celebrated today as Oak Apple Day. Anglesey Brecknockshire Cardiganshire Carmarthenshire Caernarvonshire Denbighshire Flintshire Glamorganshire Merionethshire Monmouthshire Montgomeryshire Pembrokeshire Radnorshire Knights of the Royal Oak The Knights of the Royal Oak was an intended order"
"known as Oak Apple Day, as it commemorates the escape of the future King following his defeat at the Battle of Worcester in 1651, when he hid in the Royal Oak to avoid capture by Parliamentary forces. On Founder's Day, in-pensioners of the Royal Hospital are reviewed by a member of the British Royal Family. The 7' 6"" (229 cm) statue of King Charles II which stands in the central court (the Figure Court) of the Hospital was cast in copper alloy by Grinling Gibbons; it was originally gilded but was bronzed in 1787. In 2002, the statue was regilded"
"material was further revised in May 2006 and became part of the historical society's ""Pocket Professor"" series. Apple Island (Michigan) Apple Island is a island that lies in the middle of Orchard Lake, in Orchard Lake Village, Michigan. The island was formed during the region's last ice age, 10,000 to 12,000 years ago. Over 400 species of flora currently inhabit the island, including many rare varieties in Oakland County. Native Americans previously inhabited Apple Island, until ceding the island to the United States in the Treaty of Detroit. Currently, the West Bloomfield School District uses the island as an educational"
"are held at the Family Farm. Kuipers Family Farm The Kuipers Family Farm is a family farm located in Maple Park, Illinois. It was opened in 1998 by Wade and Kim Kuipers. It is located on 230 acres of land where they grow apples, pumpkins and Christmas trees. The Kuipers later on purchased Pine-Apple Orchard which in 1992 was rated the best apple cider by the Illinois Speciality Growers. Apple, Pumpkin, Christmas, and Celebration seasons at Kuipers Family Farm. Apple season starts August 22 until late October. Pumpkin picking starts September 19. Christmas tree picking starts November 21. Celebration season"
"turn-out every year. At All Saints' Church, Northampton, a statue of Charles II is garlanded with oak leaves at noon every Oak Apple Day, followed by a celebration of the Holy Communion according to the ""Book of Common Prayer"". Oak Apple Day is also celebrated in the Cornish village of St Neot. The vicar leads a procession through the village, he is followed by the Tower Captain holding the Oak bough. A large number of the villagers follow walking to the Church. A story of the history of the event is told and then the vicar blesses the branch. The"
"Applefest Applefest is a yearly village-wide food, entertainment and crafts fair, taking place in several towns in Canada, the United States and England. Brighton, Ontario's Applefest, founded in 1975, is held annually on the last full weekend in September. Events include BBQ's and breakfasts, entertainment, children's activities, dances, a street fair, car show, arts and crafts, and a parade. The Bayfield Apple Festival, held in early October, was listed among ""Top Ten Autumn Festivals in North America"" by the Society of American Travel Writers in 2006. The 2010 festival will mark its 49th year, and in 2009 it attracted over"
"Apple Island (Michigan) Apple Island is a island that lies in the middle of Orchard Lake, in Orchard Lake Village, Michigan. The island was formed during the region's last ice age, 10,000 to 12,000 years ago. Over 400 species of flora currently inhabit the island, including many rare varieties in Oakland County. Native Americans previously inhabited Apple Island, until ceding the island to the United States in the Treaty of Detroit. Currently, the West Bloomfield School District uses the island as an educational nature center. Apple Island is a island, spanning three-eighths of a mile in length and a quarter"
"and most popular events prior to 2009 was the Apple Bowl. The annual football game between Paintsville High School and Johnson Central High School was halted after 2008 due to the difference in the size of the two schools. Kentucky Apple Festival The Kentucky Apple Festival is an annual festival held in Paintsville, Kentucky during the first Friday and Saturday in October. The festival was originally created in 1962 as a way to provide a market for the county's apple production. The first Kentucky Apple Festival was held on October 6, 1962, and was known as ""Apple Day"". It was"
"the area. The apple orchards produce the Vasquez and King David varieties, which are grown only in Oak Glen, as well as antique varieties no longer commercially available such as Ben Davis, Gravenstein, and Pink Pearl. Although Oak Glen grew apples mainly for export, in the 1940s several farms began to sell apples, apple pies, apple cider and apple butter at roadside stands. The export trade has virtually disappeared, and growers now earn much of their revenue from visitors who are allowed to pick apples directly off the trees at some of the orchards. One of the most scenic historic"
"Kuipers Family Farm The Kuipers Family Farm is a family farm located in Maple Park, Illinois. It was opened in 1998 by Wade and Kim Kuipers. It is located on 230 acres of land where they grow apples, pumpkins and Christmas trees. The Kuipers later on purchased Pine-Apple Orchard which in 1992 was rated the best apple cider by the Illinois Speciality Growers. Apple, Pumpkin, Christmas, and Celebration seasons at Kuipers Family Farm. Apple season starts August 22 until late October. Pumpkin picking starts September 19. Christmas tree picking starts November 21. Celebration season is the time in which events"
"on October 12. There is also an Apple Butter Stir Off held on the first weekend in October in Belpre, Ohio. Wellesley, Ontario, has an annual Apple Butter and Cheese Festival on the last Saturday in September. Fenner Nature Center in Lansing, MI, also has an annual Apple Butter Festival on the third weekend of October. Oak Glen, California, has an Apple Butter Festival in November on Thanksgiving Weekend as part of the close of their official Apple Harvest Season. Apple butter Apple butter is a highly concentrated form of apple sauce produced by long, slow cooking of apples with"
"who aided Charles II in his escape, the protection of George I against anti-Catholic legislation. In 2013 a memorial plaque to William Careless (as William Carlos) was attached to the base of a statue of Charles II, by Grinling Gibbons, in the grounds of the Royal Hospital Chelsea. Oak Apple Day or Royal Oak Day was a national holiday celebrated in England for a number of centuries, on 29 May, to commemorate the restoration of the English monarchy. The oak symbolism referenced Careless' successful ploy of hiding Charles II in the oak tree at Boscobel. A commemorative medal was struck"
"to blossom (late March/early April in the Northern Hemisphere and late September/early October in the Southern Hemisphere), and some of the last to be harvested (end of October/early November in the Northern Hemisphere and late April/early May for the Southern Hemisphere). It is the significant change in temperature between night and day in the autumn that gives the apples their colouring. However, they must also be well exposed. Therefore, the trees must be carefully pruned and their fruit production well managed. Several natural occurring mutations, called sports, of the Cripps Pink cultivar have been discovered and adopted into cultivation. A"
"boundary of Barford parish had moved north to include almost all of the woodland. According to a mediaeval custom, villagers of Great Wishford have a right to gather firewood in Grovely Wood on Oak Apple Day, May 29. On this day, villagers claim their ancient rights to collect wood from Grovely, said to date back to the Middle Ages and to have been confirmed by the Forest Court in 1603, thanks to a charter for the collection of wood in the Royal Forest of Groveley. Grovely Wood has two stories associated with it. The four Handsel sisters were of Danish"
"ranch, located in the heart of apple country, draws more than 300,000 visitors yearly make the scenic drive to Oak Glen to pick apples, picnic and hike as well as enjoy the homemade apple pies and freshly pressed cider. Joseph E. Wilshire, who helped make the Oak Glen area famous for apple growing in the early 1900s had realized early on the suitability of The Glen for growing bountiful apples and began buying land where with his brothers George, Henry and Edward began the Wilshire legacy. The original settlers to Oak Glen were the Cahuilla and the Serrano. They harvested"
"the oak tree at Boscobel House, where the future King Charles II hid from his Parliamentarian pursuers in 1650 during the English Civil War; the tree has since been known as the Royal Oak. This event was celebrated nationally on 29 May as Oak Apple Day, which is continued to this day in some communities. ‘The Royal Oak’ is the third most popular pub name in Britain (541 in 2007) and has been the name of eight major Royal Navy warships. The naval associations are strengthened by the fact that oak was the main construction material for sailing warships. The"
"local non-profit exhibitors; free music & entertainment; Farmers' Market, and a children's activities. Applefest began in 1989 as a simple harvest celebration, and is now produced by the Warwick Valley Chamber of Commerce. Festival proceeds benefit these and other local non-profit organizations. The Woodbine Applefest is always held each year on the last Saturday in September from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. The 25th Anniversary Applefest was held on Saturday, September 28, 2013. The event usually includes many vendor booths, a car show, a pancake feed, and a fun run, as well as many types of entertainment in the outdoor"
"Orchard Lake (Michigan) Orchard Lake is a 795-acre lake located in West Bloomfield Township, Michigan, United States. It has a maximum depth. Orchard Lake is the second-largest lake, and third-deepest lake, in Oakland County. The lake has a 35-acre island in the middle of it, Apple Island. The island was frequently inhabited by local Native Americans before the coming of Western settlers, who later planted an apple orchard on the island, giving rise to the current name of the lake. Apple Island is now abandoned and has been designated a protected wildlife sanctuary. Another island, Cedar Island, is near the"