Bloemencorso

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. 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, Bloemencorso Beltrum
Belt-Schutsloot, Gondelvaart Belt-Schutsloot
Drogeham, Gondelvaart op wielen Drogeham
Duin- en Bollenstreek, Bloemencorso Bollenstreek
Eelde, Bloemencorso Eelde
Frederiksoord, Floraliacorso Frederiksoord
Leersum, Bloemencorso Leersum^[3]
Rijnsburg-Katwijk-Noordwijk, Rijnsburgcorso^[4]
Lemelerveld, Bloemencorso Lemelerveld
Lichtenvoorde, Bloemencorso Lichtenvoorde^[5]
Noordwijk-Sassenheim-Lisse-Haarlem, Bloemencorso Bollenstreek^[6]
Rekken, Bloemencorso Rekken
Roelofarendsveen, Bloemencorso Roelofarendsveen
Sint Jansklooster, Sint Jansklooster Bloemencorso
Valkenswaard, Bloemencorso Valkenswaard
Vollenhove, Bloemencorso Vollenhove
Voorthuizen, Bloemencorso Voorthuizen
Winkel, Bloemencorso Winkel
Westland, Varend Corso Westland
Winterswijk, Bloemencorso Winterswijk
Zundert, Bloemencorso Zundert^[7] The largest flower parade in the world.

Belgium

Blankenberge, Bloemencorso Blankenberge
Hergenrath, Blumenkorso Hergenrath^[8]
Loenhout, Bloemencorso Loenhout
Sint-Gillis-bij-Dendermonde, Sint-Gillis-bij-Dendermonde Bloemencorso

Notes

↑ Van Dale Groot Woordenboek Nederlands-Engels
↑ This is an adapted translation of the article on "Bloemencorso" on the Dutch version of Wikipedia.
↑ http://www.bloemencorsoleersum.nl/
↑ http://www.rijnsburgscorso.nl
↑ http://www.bloemencorso.com
↑ http://www.bloemencorso-bollenstreek.nl/
↑ http://www.bloemencorsozundert.nl/ (in Dutch)
↑ http://www.blumenkorso.be/ (in German, French and Dutch)

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