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Float in Bloemencorso Zundert
Boat float in flower parade in Westland
Float in flower parade in Winterswijk
Float in flower parade in Sint-Gillis-bij-Dendermonde
Bloemencorso (a Dutch word) means "
flower parade ", "flower pageant" or "flower procession".
[1] In a parade of this kind the floats (praalwagens ), cars and (in some cases) boats are magnificently decorated or covered in flowers. This custom goes back as far as the Middle Ages. Each parade has its own character, charm and theme. Many towns and regions in the
Netherlands and
Belgium hold parades every year.
[2]
In december 2021, the culture of flower and fruit parades in the Netherlands was inscribed with the
International Representative List of Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity of
Unesco .
[3]
Netherlands
Aalsmeer , Aalsmeerse Bloemencorso (1948-2007)
Beltrum ,
Bloemencorso Beltrum
Belt-Schutsloot ,
Gondelvaart Belt-Schutsloot
Drogeham ,
Gondelvaart op wielen Drogeham
Duin- en Bollenstreek ,
Bloemencorso Bollenstreek
Eelde ,
Bloemencorso Eelde
Elim ,
Bloemencorso Elim
[4]
Frederiksoord ,
Floraliacorso Frederiksoord
Leersum ,
Bloemencorso Leersum
[5]
Rijnsburg -
Katwijk -
Noordwijk ,
Rijnsburgcorso
[6]
Lemelerveld ,
Bloemencorso Lemelerveld
Lichtenvoorde ,
Bloemencorso Lichtenvoorde
[7]
Noordwijk -
Sassenheim -
Lisse -
Haarlem ,
Bloemencorso Bollenstreek
[8]
Rekken ,
Bloemencorso Rekken
Roelofarendsveen ,
Bloemencorso Roelofarendsveen
Sint Jansklooster ,
Sint Jansklooster Bloemencorso
Valkenswaard ,
Bloemencorso Valkenswaard
Vollenhove ,
Bloemencorso Vollenhove
Voorthuizen , Bloemencorso Voorthuizen
[9]
Winkel ,
Bloemencorso Winkel
Westland ,
Varend Corso Westland
Winterswijk ,
Bloemencorso Winterswijk
Zundert ,
Bloemencorso Zundert
[10] The largest flower parade in the world.
Belgium
Notes
External links
Media related to
Bloemencorso at Wikimedia Commons