The dogwoods are blooming in North Carolina!
The dogwood bloom is North Carolina’s state flower. Our NC lawmakers made it the state flower in 1941. There are five dogwood festivals every year in April. Statesville started theirs by crowning the Dogwood Queen in 1969.
There is also The Legend of the Dogwood.
“Each delicate white or pink blossom of the dogwood has the form of a cross – two long and two short petals. Look closely at a dogwood flower and you will see on the center of the outer edge of each petal there are small holes remindful of nail prints, and the tips of the petals are rusty on one side and brown-red on the other. It is not hard to imagine they represent the spikes that pierced the Hands and Feet of Our Lord on the Cross. And in the center of the flower there is a green cluster that recalls the crown of thorns.”
The North Carolina Azalea Festival is the largest festival of its kind in the state and is celebrating its 70th year April 5-9.
Source: North Carolina Azalea Festival
The North Carolina Azalea Festival is the largest festival of its kind in the state and is celebrating its 70th year April 5-9. The festival features all that is Southern as Queen Azalea opens the festival with an official coronation. Azalea blooms take center stage during the Azalea Garden Tour and historic homes and beautiful architecture are on display for the Azalea Home Tour. Five days of entertainment include a street fair by the Cape Fear River, juried arts and craft shows, a fireworks display over the river, a 5k/10k run and fun walk, and concert headliners Cole Swindell, Duran Duran, and Jason Derulo April 6-8.
