The Blessing of the Blossoms ceremony has been a tradition on Old Mission Peninsula every year since 1910.

The non-denominational Blessing of the Blossoms service, the origin of the Cherry Festival, took place at 1 p.m. Sunday with Rev. James Bearss of St. Joseph Parish.

TRAVERSE CITY — Nearly a century-old, time-honored tradition will return in-person ahead of the 2021 National Cherry Festival.

It supposedly shows Sheikh Hasina receiving a tilak -- a mark on the forehead considered a blessing that is also used to indicate members of the Hindu faith -- from a priest.

St. Joseph’s Parish on Old Mission Peninsula will host the Blessing of the Blossoms service, the origin of the National Cherry Festival, on May 17.

This Saturday is the annual Blessing of the Blossoms service. It's a tradition to bless the farm's cherry trees to ensure a fruitful harvest.

Birmingham dominates in 44-0 victory over Chatsworth to close out the strangest, most improbable high school football season in California history.