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''Bloemencorso'' (a Dutch word) means "flower parade", "flower pageant" or "flower procession". 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. 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 * Elim, Bloemencorso Elim *Frederiksoord, Floraliacorso Frederiksoord *Leersum, Bloemencorso Leersum *Rijnsburg-Katwijk-Noordwijk, Rijnsburgcorso *Lemelerveld, Bloemencorso Lemelerveld *Lichtenvoorde, Bloemencorso Lichtenvoorde *Noordwijk-Sassenheim-Lisse-Haarlem, Bloemencorso Bollenstreek *Rekken, Bloemencorso Rek ...
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Bloemencorso Lichtenvoorde
''Bloemencorso'' (a Dutch word) means "flower parade", "flower pageant" or "flower procession". 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. 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 * Elim, Bloemencorso Elim *Frederiksoord, Floraliacorso Frederiksoord *Leersum, Bloemencorso Leersum *Rijnsburg-Katwijk-Noordwijk, Rijnsburgcorso * Lemelerveld, Bloemencorso Lemelerveld *Lichtenvoorde, Bloemencorso Lichtenvoorde *Noordwijk-Sassenheim-Lisse- Haarlem, Bloemencorso Bollenstreek *Rekken, Bloemen ...
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Bloemencorso Beltrum
''Bloemencorso'' (a Dutch word) means "flower parade", "flower pageant" or "flower procession". 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. 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 * Elim, Bloemencorso Elim *Frederiksoord, Floraliacorso Frederiksoord *Leersum, Bloemencorso Leersum *Rijnsburg-Katwijk-Noordwijk, Rijnsburgcorso * Lemelerveld, Bloemencorso Lemelerveld *Lichtenvoorde, Bloemencorso Lichtenvoorde *Noordwijk-Sassenheim-Lisse- Haarlem, Bloemencorso Bollenstreek *Rekken, Bloemencors ...
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Bloemencorso Leersum
''Bloemencorso'' (a Dutch word) means "flower parade", "flower pageant" or "flower procession". 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. 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 * Elim, Bloemencorso Elim *Frederiksoord, Floraliacorso Frederiksoord *Leersum, Bloemencorso Leersum *Rijnsburg-Katwijk-Noordwijk, Rijnsburgcorso * Lemelerveld, Bloemencorso Lemelerveld *Lichtenvoorde, Bloemencorso Lichtenvoorde *Noordwijk-Sassenheim-Lisse- Haarlem, Bloemencorso Bollenstreek *Rekken, Bloemencor ...
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Bloemencorso Eelde
''Bloemencorso'' (a Dutch word) means "flower parade", "flower pageant" or "flower procession". 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. 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 * Elim, Bloemencorso Elim *Frederiksoord, Floraliacorso Frederiksoord *Leersum, Bloemencorso Leersum *Rijnsburg-Katwijk-Noordwijk, Rijnsburgcorso * Lemelerveld, Bloemencorso Lemelerveld *Lichtenvoorde, Bloemencorso Lichtenvoorde *Noordwijk-Sassenheim-Lisse- Haarlem, Bloemencorso Bollenstreek *Rekken, Bloemenco ...
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Bloemencorso
''Bloemencorso'' (a Dutch word) means "flower parade", "flower pageant" or "flower procession". 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. 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 * Elim, Bloemencorso Elim *Frederiksoord, Floraliacorso Frederiksoord *Leersum, Bloemencorso Leersum *Rijnsburg-Katwijk-Noordwijk, Rijnsburgcorso *Lemelerveld, Bloemencorso Lemelerveld *Lichtenvoorde, Bloemencorso Lichtenvoorde *Noordwijk-Sassenheim-Lisse-Haarlem, Bloemencorso Bollenstreek *Rekken, Bloemencorso Rek ...
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''Bloemencorso'' (a Dutch word) means "flower parade", "flower pageant" or "flower procession". 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. 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 * Elim, Bloemencorso Elim *Frederiksoord, Floraliacorso Frederiksoord *Leersum, Bloemencorso Leersum *Rijnsburg-Katwijk-Noordwijk, Rijnsburgcorso * Lemelerveld, Bloemencorso Lemelerveld *Lichtenvoorde, Bloemencorso Lichtenvoorde *Noordwijk-Sassenheim-Lisse- Haarlem, Bloemencorso Bollenstreek *Rekken, Bloemenc ...
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''Bloemencorso'' (a Dutch word) means "flower parade", "flower pageant" or "flower procession". 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. 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 * Elim, Bloemencorso Elim *Frederiksoord, Floraliacorso Frederiksoord *Leersum, Bloemencorso Leersum *Rijnsburg-Katwijk-Noordwijk, Rijnsburgcorso * Lemelerveld, Bloemencorso Lemelerveld *Lichtenvoorde, Bloemencorso Lichtenvoorde *Noordwijk-Sassenheim-Lisse- Haarlem, Bloemencorso Bollenstreek *Rekken, Bloemencorso ...
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''Bloemencorso'' (a Dutch word) means "flower parade", "flower pageant" or "flower procession". 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. 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 * Elim, Bloemencorso Elim *Frederiksoord, Floraliacorso Frederiksoord *Leersum, Bloemencorso Leersum *Rijnsburg-Katwijk-Noordwijk, Rijnsburgcorso * Lemelerveld, Bloemencorso Lemelerveld *Lichtenvoorde, Bloemencorso Lichtenvoorde *Noordwijk-Sassenheim-Lisse- Haarlem, Bloemencorso Bollenstreek *Rekken, Bloemencorso ...
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Bloemencorso Bollenstreek
Bloemencorso Bollenstreek is one of the flower parades in the Netherlands and one of the largest editions of the world. The event takes place in the end of April, The route starts on Saturday in Noordwijk and ends in the city of Haarlem the day after. History The origins of this event took place in the end of the 1940s, just after World War II. When the World War was over the need for parties and socializing was great. Organizing parades began. The procession consisted then of a couple with flower garlands and flower lingers, decorated trucks and handcarts. The local band preceded. The first flower parade of the bulb region dates back to the year 1947, while it was Willem Warmenhoven, an amaryllis grower from Hillegom, who was the creator of the first adult float in the shape of a whale. On a rickety form a small truck was built and were concealed hyacinths. Hillegom invited Sassenheim and Lisse to cooperate this event, this was set at a large-scale parade and a small corsocomità ...
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Duin- En Bollenstreek
The Duin- en Bollenstreek (; Dutch for "Dune and Bulb Region") is a region in the Western Netherlands, that features coastal dunes and the cultivation of flower bulbs. Situated at the heart of historical Holland nearby the city of Leiden, South Holland, it is bordered by The Hague to the west and Haarlem to the north. The combination of beaches, flower fields, lakes and history makes this area attractive to tourists. Composition and name The Dune and Bulb Region stretches from the area around the lower reaches of the Old Rhine west of Leiden to just south of Haarlem. Since it is not a municipality or administrative region, the region's borders are not clearly defined. The Dune and Bulb Region proper is made up of the towns from Katwijk to Hillegom, and from the coast to the Kaag Lakes. Officials consider six municipalities to be part of this region: Hillegom, Katwijk, Lisse, Noordwijk, Noordwijkerhout and Teylingen. However, towns just outside these boundaries also consider ...
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Aalsmeer
Aalsmeer () is a municipality and a town in the Netherlands, in the province of North Holland. Its name is derived from the Dutch for eel (''aal'') and lake (''meer''). Aalsmeer is bordered by the Westeinderplassen lake, the largest open water of the Randstad, and the Ringvaart Canal. The town is located 13 km (8 mi) southwest of Amsterdam. The town is sometimes referred to as the flower capital of the world, as the largest flower auction in the world is based in Aalsmeer, along with numerous nurseries and an experimental station for floriculture. Population centres The municipality of Aalsmeer consists of the following cities, towns, and villages: Aalsmeer, Kudelstaart, Oosteinde, as well as the hamlet Calslagen. Geology Aalsmeer is located on the border of the former Haarlem Lake. The older portion of town is built on peat, and is surrounded by polders. The polders consist of loamy soil and are below sea level. History Aalsmeer is first referenced in a document ...
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Flower Parade
A flower parade is a parade in which the floats, vehicles, boats, participants, animals and other things are decorated or covered in flowers. Often there are other elements like marching bands and people in costumes. Flower parades are held in several countries, many of which celebrate the forthcoming of the seasons. The oldest flower parade dates back to the 1800s. Europe *Bloemencorso Flower Parade located in the Netherlands. * ''Corsos fleuris'' are held in some towns in France, including Saumur, Firminy, Luchon, and Selestat. The town of Selestat hosts a parade of Dahlia covered floats, and the floats themes change each year. *Jersey Battle of Flowers (Channel Islands). The first staging of this parade dates back to 1902 in honor of the Royal Coronation for King Edward VII and Queen Alexandra. The name "Battle of Flowers" originates from the tradition to throw torn out flowers and petals to a lady from the crowd with hopes of receiving a flower back. * Spalding Flow ...
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