2024 Author: Jasmine Walkman | [email protected]. Last modified: 2023-12-16 08:29
Although the heavy rains in our country will most likely deprive us of a quality harvest this year, abroad they harvest the produce with full hands and even organize festivals in honor of their work. One of the most unconventional events held in the United States is the cherry stone spitting competition, which celebrates the gathering of fruit.
The competition takes place in early July and is a lot of fun for both locals and tourists. The competition was first held in 1974, and the idea for it arose after two neighboring families quarreled over whose cherry tree produced more delicious and large fruits.
The scandal intensified and the neighbors started targeting cherry stones. In their rage, they spat the bones directly into their faces. In fact, it was never clear which harvest was better, but it was the quarrel that led to the birth of the festival.
Of course, the race to spit on cherries is quite different from the former neighborhood quarrel. There are strict rules in the competition, and the goal is for the bone to "take off" as soon as possible. Each contestant has two minutes to lose his ten attempts, and he can take fifteen cherries that he has grown himself.
According to the experienced participants, the bone should be as heavy as possible, cleaned and with a perfectly round shape. In this way, it will not both get stuck in the athlete's mouth, and the chance of being shot accurately is maximized.
That is why one should look very well at a cherry, even take it in one's hand, and if possible weigh it with an electronic scale, in order to be completely sure of one's chances of winning. However, this is not enough.
According to the most ardent participants, over time they develop and feel exactly how to spit out the bone, as these are things that are improved only with a lot of practice.
Experts in this field believe that the crosswind also plays a key role. The winner of the last race, Brian Kraus, said that he himself managed to throw the small ball 23 meters, because it was quite windy at the time.
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