The English word cherry, French cerise and Spanish cereza all come from the classical Greek ( κέρασος ) through the Latin cerasum, thus the ancient Roman place name Cerasus, today a city in northern Turkey Giresun from which the cherry was first exported to Europe.

A cherry tree will take 3-4 years to produce its first crop of fruit and 7 years to attain full maturity.

In the Americas, Massachusetts colonists planted the first sour cherry, ' Kentish Red ', when they arrived.

He wreaks bloody vengeance on the three men: Leroy is first covered in whipped cream ( and a cherry ) before having a milkshake-stirrer rammed into his throat, Rico has his hands and wrists plunged into a deep-fryer, and Frank is stuffed in an oven.

The first actual construction on the entire ( east-west ) D & H line began in Plymouth on February 6, 1867, at a ceremony where a cherry wood tie was fashioned on the spot and laid on the center line of the road, at Shearers Cut.

Near the time of cherry harvest, the city holds an annual week-long Cherry Festival in the first full week in July, attracting approximately 500, 000 visitors annually.

He made his first guitar from a block of wood, a cherry red Strat copy, and joined an existing skiffle band called the Detours in need of a lead singer.

It was cited for the first time by Gregory of Tours with the name Ceresio in 590 AD, a name which is said to have derived from the Latin word cerasus, meaning cherry, and refers to the abundance of cherry trees which at one time adorned the shores of the lake.

Since the fiscal and school year both begin in April, in many parts of Honshū, the first day of work or school coincides with the cherry blossom season.

The first kamikaze unit had a subunit called Yamazakura or wild cherry blossom.

However, the two most famous cherry blossom parks in China reflect Japan's brief occupation of parts of China during the first half of the 20th century or the donation from Japan thereafter:

The ornamental cherry trees that line the streets are out in full bloom in the first week of October-they are one of the spectacles of the Blue Mountains.

In her most lasting contribution as First Lady, Mrs. Taft arranged for the planting of the 3, 000 Japanese cherry trees that grace the Washington Tidal Basin ; with the wife of the Japanese ambassador, she personally planted the first two saplings in ceremonies on March 27, 1912.

Hanami was first used as a term analogous to cherry blossom viewing in the Heian era novel Tale of Genji.

The first cherry blossoms happen in the subtropical southern islands of Okinawa, while on the northern island of Hokkaido, they bloom much later.

It was Bobby's first murder ; Tony mentioned earlier that Bobby had never " popped his cherry " with wetwork.

The KTX-II was officially renamed as KTX-Sancheon ( Hangul: KTX-산천 ) after the Korean name of the indigenous fish cherry salmon before the first units started commercial service on March 2, 2010.

A cherry pit, the pit of a cherry, is very small, about the size of a front tooth, and is very slippery when first removed from the cherry, making it easy to spit.

The blazon of the municipal coat of arms is Per fess Argent and Gules, an arched Bridge Sable lined of the first, in chief a cherry branch with three fruits proper.

The Thai zodiac includes a Naga in place of the Dragon and begins, not at Chinese New Year, but at either on the first day of fifth month in Thai lunar calendar, or during the Songkran festival ( now celebrated every 13 – 15 April ), depending on the purpose of the use.

* The first day of the festival of Ridván.

The Donkey brae run is held on the first Sunday of the festival and is popular nationwide, with a 7-mile race, 2-mile run and a 1-mile run for children.

Beltane () is the anglicised spelling of the Goidelic name for either the month of May or the festival held on the first day of May.

Couplets displayed as part of the Chinese New Year festival, on the first morning of the New Year, are called chunlian.

The first form of Devo was the " Sextet Devo " which performed at the 1973 Kent State performing arts festival.

The longest established festival is the Edinburgh International Festival, which first ran in 1947.

Euripides first competed in the City Dionysia, the famous Athenian dramatic festival, in 455 BC, one year after the death of Aeschylus, and it was not until 441 BC that he won a first prize.

On June 11, the Matralia was celebrated at that temple in honor of Mater Matuta ; this festival was only for women during their first marriage.

The first major film festival was held in Venice in 1932 ; the other major and oldest film festivals of the world are: Cannes Film Festival ( 1946 ), Festival del film Locarno ( 1946 ), Karlovy Vary International Film Festival ( 1946 ), Edinburgh International Film Festival ( 1947 ), Melbourne International Film Festival ( 1951 ), Berlin International Film Festival ( 1951 ) and Toronto International Film Festival ( 1976 ).

The first North American high film festival was the Columbus International Film & Video Festival, also known as The Chris Awards, held in 1953.

Today there are thousands of film festivals around the world, ranging from high profile festivals such as Sundance Film Festival and Slamdance Film Festival ( Park City, UT ) to horror festivals such as Terror Film Festival ( Philadelphia, PA ), and the first U. S. film festival dedicated to honoring the impact of music in film: the Park City Film Music Festival: http :// www. PCFMF. com.

Digital feature film distribution began in 2005, along with the arrival of the world's first online film festival, the GreenCine Online Film Festival, sponsored by DivX.

The Zero Film Festival is significant as the first and only festival exclusive to self-financed filmmakers.

At the 2008 Cannes Film Festival, Entre les murs ( The Class ) won the Palme d ' Or, the first French victory at the festival in 21 years.

The first use of Hercules as a revolutionary symbol was during a festival celebrating the National Assembly ’ s victory over federalism on 10 August 1793.

The first month of the festival year is Nisan.

This is a festival of nature and mother earth where the first day is for the cows and buffalos.

They usually celebrate the festival when the first stirrings of spring are felt, or on the full moon nearest this.

The festival is observed in Jewish homes by the kindling of lights on each of the festival's eight nights, one on the first night, two on the second night and so on.

* Adur festival The first two weeks of June every year.

* The first day of the Gawai Dayak festival ( Sarawak )

The eight-day festival is marked by the kindling of lights — one on the first night, two on the second, and so on — using a special candle holder called a Chanukkiyah, or a Hanukkah menorah.

Nonetheless, that year he attended a celebration of the 50th anniversary of his first world championship at the Phillip Island Classic festival of motorsport, and in 2010 flew to Bahrain with most of the other surviving Formula One world drivers ' champions for a celebration of 60 years of the Formula One world championship.