Bloemencorso Zundert
bloemencorso zundert largest flower parade world parade take place first sunday september zundert netherlands float large artwork made steel wire cardboard papiermâché flower constructed entirely volunteer bloemencorso zundert dahlia used decorate float thousand often required construct one total around million dahlia needed corso around million cultivated zundert parade founded float made twenty different hamlet hundred volunteer builder age older member hamlet usually responsible planting growing dahlia younger one build float large temporary tent built exclusively event bloemencorso also competition professional independent jury decides float beautiful hamlet crowned winner year netherlands ratified unesco convention protection intangible cultural heritage may ratification publicly announced parade september state secretary halbe zijlstra october first tradition published national inventory first dutch tradition national inventory bloemencorso zundert december culture flower fruit parade netherlands zundert parade element inscribed international representative list intangible cultural heritage humanity unesco bloemencorso zundert cancelled first time since second world war due covid pandemic building float corso social event builder age work together three month get float hamlet ready time parade lot time spent competition fierce float judged high aesthetic standard parade take place first sunday september volunteer builder work float summer work start construction tent raised may june however ensure flower freshness usually applied thursday parade allows three day process consequently busy time volunteer necessary work day night ready float parade people zundert voluntarily give day work float day use term corsokoorts corsofever social cohesion come building important hamlet like family everyone know everyone welcome long evening working float people drink beer together hamlet organize kind activity like song contest barbecue historically seventeen hamlet participated corso recent year three decided enter competition float cost euro material hundred people needed currently following twenty hamlet compete bloemencorso zundert bloemencorso bollenstreek bloemencorso vollenhove medium related bloemencorso zundert wikimedia common official website dutch