Dutch Bloemencorso Parade - Amazing Displays Created Using Dahlias
The Dutch Bloemencorso Parade will be held on September 13th, 2015. Every float is made from daliahs to create breathtaking displays. The flower parade has become the oldest and most celebrated ode to blooms in Europe since it first began in 1939.
This annual event sees the town's 20 districts compete to produce the best floral float. The floats are made of wire, cardboard and papier-mâché and entirely covered in thousands of dahlias grown specifically for the parade. A staggering six to eight million dahlia flowers are used to produce the floats.
The parade is held on the first Sunday of September, and construction of the floats begins in May or June. However, to ensure that the floats are bright and colourful, the flowers can only be applied onto the floats in the last three days before the parade. Hundreds of volunteers work around the clock, pinning the dahlias onto the floats. A jury chooses the best float and elects a winning district.
Source: http://bloemencorso.com | Pictures: www.corsozundert.nl/Rex Features
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