In the Netherlands and Belgium, a bloemencorso (; meaning "flower parade", "flower pageant" or "flower procession")Van Dale Groot Woordenboek Nederlands-Engels is a parade where 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 area hold parades every year.
In December 2021, the culture of flower and fruit parades in the Netherlands was inscribed with the International Representative List of Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity of UNESCO.
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 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 The largest flower parade in the world.
Belgium Blankenberge, Bloemencorso Blankenberge Hergenrath, Blumenkorso Hergenrath Loenhout, Bloemencorso Loenhout Sint-Gillis-bij-Dendermonde, Sint-Gillis-bij-Dendermonde Bloemencorso
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