Bloemencorso
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Float in Bloemencorso Zundert
Boat float in flower parade in Westland
Float in flower parade in Winterswijk
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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]
Netherlands[]
- Aalsmeer, Aalsmeerse Bloemencorso (1948-2007)
- Beltrum,
- Belt-Schutsloot,
- Drogeham,
- Duin- en Bollenstreek, Bloemencorso Bollenstreek
- Eelde,
- Elim, [3]
- Frederiksoord,
- Leersum, [4]
- Rijnsburg-Katwijk-Noordwijk, [5]
- Lemelerveld,
- Lichtenvoorde, [6]
- Noordwijk-Sassenheim-Lisse-Haarlem, Bloemencorso Bollenstreek[7]
- Rekken,
- Roelofarendsveen,
- Sint Jansklooster,
- Valkenswaard,
- Vollenhove, Bloemencorso Vollenhove
- Voorthuizen, Bloemencorso Voorthuizen[8]
- Winkel,
- Westland,
- Winterswijk,
- Zundert, Bloemencorso Zundert[9] The largest flower parade in the world.
Belgium[]
- Blankenberge,
- Hergenrath, [10]
- Loenhout,
- Sint-Gillis-bij-Dendermonde,
Notes[]
- ^ Van Dale Groot Woordenboek Nederlands-Engels
- ^ This is an adapted translation of the article on "Bloemencorso" on the Dutch version of Wikipedia.
- ^ "Start". www.bloemencorso-elim.nl.
- ^ "Bloemencorso Leersum". 26 February 2015.
- ^ "Flower Parade Rijnsburg". www.rijnsburgscorso.nl.
- ^ "Zondag 10 september 2017. Het op één na grootste dahliacorso van de wereld". www.bloemencorso.com. Archived from the original on 3 July 2015. Retrieved 3 July 2020.
- ^ "Homepage". www.bloemencorso-bollenstreek.nl.
- ^ "Home - Floralia Vereniging". Floralia Vereniging.
- ^ "Corso Zundert - 2 & 3 september 2018". Corso Zundert.
- ^ "(in German, French and Dutch)". Archived from the original on 2011-03-03. Retrieved 2011-03-13.
External links[]
Media related to Bloemencorso at Wikimedia Commons
Categories:
- Parades in Belgium
- Parades in the Netherlands
- Dutch words and phrases
- Flower festivals in Belgium
- Flower festivals in the Netherlands