The Bloemncorso in Zundert takes place the first Sunday of every September. Hundreds of volunteer of all ages help construct the floats. The community’s older residents traditionally plant the flowers while the younger members assemble the structure by hand in temporary tents. Zundert’s celebration is extra unique, as the town only uses dahlias to decorate their objects.
Building the floats is a major social event. City residents work together for over three months to perfect their float. While the tents go up during the summer, the dahlias must be fresh for the parade so they cannot be attached until the very last few days. Twenty of the town’s districts compete to create the most stunning design. From tigers and chickens to swirling cityscapes, each year is bursting with new and exciting floral creations!
+ Bloemencorso Zundert
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New York may have the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade, but a tiny town in the Netherlands has an even more striking seasonal celebration called the Bloemencorso. The spectacular march features giant floats made from thousands of flowers, and it could the
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The Bloemncorso in Zundert takes place the first Sunday of every September.
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Hundreds of volunteer from all ages help construct the floats.
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The community’s older residents traditionally plant the flowers.
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The younger members assemble the structures by hands in special temporary tents.
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Zundert’s celebration is extra unique, as the town only uses dahlias to decorate their objects.
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Building the floats is a major social event.
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City residents work together for over three months to perfect their float.
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While the tents go up during the summer, the dahlias must be fresh for the parade so they cannot be attached until the very last few days.
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Volunteers spend hours, day and night, pinning the small flowers to each float.
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Over 50,000 people attend the parade each year.
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Many floats are not only beautiful to look at, but also move and make sounds to look as life-like as possible.
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From tigers and chickens to swirling cityscapes and pirate ships, each year is bursting with new and exciting designs!
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