The Sopchoppy Worm Grunting ഉത്സവം ആഘോഷിക്കുന്നു. ഈ അപൂർവ art and unique സ്ഥലമാണ് backwoods ഫ്ലോറിഡ സംസ്കാരം annually on the second Saturday in April. ഏറ്റവും visitors to ഫ്ലോറിഡ do not realize that beyond the beaches and തീം പാർക്കുകൾ, the Sunshine State has a rural culture all its own. പ്രാദേശിക സംസ്കാരം പലപ്പോഴും reflected in the നൂറുകണക്കിന് വാർഷിക പരിപാടികൾ hosted statewide throughout the year. Sopchoppy (pop. 500) is located in the Big Bend മേഖല. ഫ്ലോറിഡ, between the peninsula and the പാന്ഹാന്ഡില്. It is about 35 miles south of Tallahassee and only a few miles from the Gulf of Mexico. Sopchoppy is home to the Worm Gruntin' ഫെസ്റ്റിവൽ, സ്പോൺസർ Sopchoppy Preservation and Improvement Association. ഈ സംഭവം, celebrated annually on the second Saturday in April, തുടങ്ങി in 2000 and has grown in popularity over the years. Worm grunting, also known as worm charming, worm fiddling, worm നിരാലംബയായ, അല്ലെങ്കിൽ worm rooping ഒരു രീതി ഡ്രൈവിംഗ് മണ്ണിര to the surface of the earth so they can easily be collected as live ചൂണ്ട for fishing. Although the technique has been അഭ്യാസം വേണ്ടി തലമുറകളെ in the area, it is not unique to the ഫ്ലോറിഡ backwoods. Harvesters in other parts of the globe practice the art, and competitive events are held in distant locations such as Texas, കാനഡ, ഇംഗ്ലണ്ട്.
