A
challenge to our own rose parade, except we get to use
lots and lots of variations of flowers, seeds, etc., and
these folks only use dahlias... what a
feat!
WOW
STUNNING!!! Use full
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Made
from flowers in Holland, since
1936!
What
began in
1936
as a
flower
parade has become the oldest
and
most celebrated
ode
to blooms
in
Europe.
Ever
since its inception, Zundert in the Netherlands
has hosted an annual flower
show
Bloemencorso,
with an average 50,000 visitors descending on
the town to look at the brilliant
displays.
Creators
use dahlias for their breathtaking displays and
build gravity defying
sculptures.
Let's
hope the wind doesn't blow too hard! The flowers
have been meticulously placed to create the
giraffes,
even
down to their eyelids and hair that lines their
neck
A
roaring good show: The intricate blooms have
been manipulated to create this gravity-defying
impressive model of a tiger
and her cubs
Every
float is made from dahlias. This twisting house,
which is as high as other apartments, weaves its
ways through the narrow
streets
Just
by using dahlias, volunteers created this
show-stopping piece, where a startled antelope
flees the clutches of a leopard that gives
chase
Udderly
brilliant - thee competitors left no detail out
- they even included the numbers on the tags on
the ears, and what appears to be the inner
workings of a milk-processing plant within the
cow's
body
Something
fishy about this: Bloemencorso saw this
elaborate fish display, which saw a shoal of
fish whirl around each other - even using
light-coloured dahlias to shade in the light
bouncing off the
eyeballs
Each
of the competing districts of Zundert - which
was the home of Vincent Van Gogh - construct
their own entry and compete in the parade, which
occurs every first Sunday in
September.
According
to those behind Bloemencorso, the parade is all
the work of dedicated volunteers, who do not
profit from the colourful
display.
A
staggering six to eight million dahlia flowers
are used to produce the
floats.
Bloemencorso
began in 1936, and since then has spiralled in
popularity, as the small population makes huge
efforts to outdo one another so they can create
sculptures like his huge
organ
Even
the meerkats get a mention! The curious animals
are brought to life, as creators perfected every
inch of the models, even down to their nails and
shading on their
tails
Out
of this world! Every float here is made from
petals and, despite being made from such a
delicate, tiny structure, take on gigantic
proportions
which
people clamour to
see
It's
really taken off! Bloemencorso has grown in term
of popularity and in the sheer size of the
creations, with thousands flocking to the home
of Vincent Van Gogh to gasp at the
displays
Held
on the first Sunday of every September, the
quaint town becomes packed with visitors and, on
this occasion, a huge rhinoceros made of
delicate
flowers
Make
it snappy! Thousands turn out to Bloemencorso,
as hamlets compete with each other to create the
most beautiful display - including this
sinister-looking fishy
creature
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