Culture
Type | Symbol | Year | Image |
---|---|---|---|
Song | "Alabama" | 1931 | |
American folk dance | Square dance | 1981 | |
Renaissance fair | Florence, Alabama Renaissance Fair | 1988 | |
Horse show | AOHA Alabama State Championship Horse Show | 1988 | |
Outdoor drama | The Miracle Worker | 1991 | |
Barbecue competition | Alabama Barbecue Championship | 1991 | |
Agricultural museum | Dothan Landmark Park | 1992 | |
Horseshoe tournament | Stockton Fall Horseshoe Tournament | 1992 | |
Historic theatre | Alabama Theatre | 1993 | |
Outdoor musical drama | The Incident at Looney's Tavern | 1993 | |
Quilt | Pine Burr Quilt | 1997 | |
Spirit | Conecuh Ridge Alabama Fine Whiskey | 2004 |
Read more about this topic: List Of Alabama State Symbols
Famous quotes containing the word culture:
“Popular culture is seductive; high culture is imperious.”
—Mason Cooley (b. 1927)
“Letting a hundred flowers blossom and a hundred schools of thought contend is the policy for promoting the progress of the arts and the sciences and a flourishing culture in our land.”
—Mao Zedong (18931976)
“Why is it so difficult to see the lesbianeven when she is there, quite plainly, in front of us? In part because she has been ghostedMor made to seem invisibleby culture itself.... Once the lesbian has been defined as ghostlythe better to drain her of any sensual or moral authorityshe can then be exorcised.”
—Terry Castle, U.S. lesbian author. The Apparitional Lesbian, ch. 1 (1993)