October 21st: The Day the U.K. Celebrate Apples

Apple Day first began on October 21st 1990 in Covent Garden, London. It is not, as the technological generation might assume, a day dedicated to the super-computer-company that has dominated the 21st century. Alternatively, it is just about apples and orchards.
   
The idea behind the day is to celebrate the apple as an icon that represents the physical, cultural and genetic diversity that communities treasure. It was initially founded by the organisation Common Ground who described the day as an appreciation of the variety and richness of the apple. When you think about it, apples do have a lot of uses. From helping Isaac Newton to understand gravity to providing many quill and ink users with a pen pot; making cider; apple martinis; apple juice; apple pie...the list goes on. Villages and communities organise various apple-related events on October 21st to celebrate this (golden) delicious fruit.