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A flower carpet, french: tapis de fleurs, nl, bloementapijt, es, alfombra de flores, it, infiorata, ml, പൂക്കളം or pookkalam is a carpet made of flowers arranged in patterns. Flower carpet events happen in many places around the world. One of the most popular flower carpet events is the Flower Carpet biennial in Brussels. Flower carpets are made on the occasion of
File:Thomas Un an a Rome Pl XXXIII Infiorata.jpg, ''Infiorata à Genzano'', Antoine-Jean-Baptiste Thomas, 1817
File:Onam flower carpet 6.jpg, A flower carpet made during Onam festival of
A flower carpet, french: tapis de fleurs, nl, bloementapijt, es, alfombra de flores, it, infiorata, ml, പൂക്കളം or pookkalam is a carpet made of flowers arranged in patterns. Flower carpet events happen in many places around the world. One of the most popular flower carpet events is the Flower Carpet biennial in Brussels. Flower carpets are made on the occasion of Onam
Onam ( ) is an annual Indian harvest festival celebrated predominantly by the Hindus of Kerala. A major annual event for Keralites, it is the official festival of the state and includes a spectrum of cultural events.
Onam commemorates Vamana ...
festival in Kerala
Kerala ( ; ) is a state on the Malabar Coast of India. It was formed on 1 November 1956, following the passage of the States Reorganisation Act, by combining Malayalam-speaking regions of the erstwhile regions of Cochin, Malabar, South ...
, India, to welcome the legendary king, Mahabali
Mahabali (IAST: Mahābalī), also known as Bali, Indrasenan, or Māveli, is a daitya king featured in Hinduism. He is the grandson of Prahlada, and a descendant of the sage Kashyapa. There are many versions of his legend, in ancient texts such ...
. The Guinness World Record for the largest flower carpet of the world is for Jardines of Mexico, where an 18,000 m2 flower carpet was made on 8 December 2018. Carpets of live flowers are arranged for the Feast of Corpus Christi
The Feast of Corpus Christi (), also known as the Solemnity of the Most Holy Body and Blood of Christ, is a Christian liturgical solemnity celebrating the Real Presence of the Body and Blood, Soul and Divinity of Jesus Christ in the elements o ...
in Spycimierz, Klucz, Olszowa, Zalesie Śląskie, Zimna Wódka in Poland. The tradition was inscribed on UNESCO Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity in 2021.
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Kerala
Kerala ( ; ) is a state on the Malabar Coast of India. It was formed on 1 November 1956, following the passage of the States Reorganisation Act, by combining Malayalam-speaking regions of the erstwhile regions of Cochin, Malabar, South ...
, India
File:Flower carpets for Corpus Christi procession in Spycimierz, Poland - June 2021.jpg, Flower carpet in Spycimierz, Poland
File:Infiorata kobe2006 kitano04 1920.jpg, Flower carpets in Kobe, Japan
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