A flower carpet[a] is a design made on the ground with flowers or flower petals arranged in patterns. Flower carpet events take place in many places around the world.[1]
Examples
editOne of the most popular flower carpet events is the Flower Carpet biennial in Brussels in which volunteers from around Belgium convene at the Grand-Place/Grote Markt, the historic centre of the city, to weave a carpet-like tapestry out of colourful begonias or dahlias.[2][3] The event takes place every other August, coordinating with Assumption Day, and lasts for three to four days.[4] Nearly a million flowers are required to create the ephemeral 1,800 m2 (19,000 sq ft) carpet.[5][6]
The Guinness World Record for the largest flower carpet of the world is held by Jardines of Mexico, in Teotihuacan, where an 18,000 m2 (190,000 sq ft) flower carpet was made on 8 December 2018.[7]
Carpets of live flowers are arranged for the Feast of Corpus Christi 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.[8] and the Onam festival in Kerala, India.
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Infiorata à Genzano, Antoine-Jean-Baptiste Thomas, 1817 -
A flower carpet made during the Onam festival in Kerala, India -
Flower carpet in Spycimierz, Poland -
Flower carpets in Kobe, Japan
References
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edit- ^ "The World's Most Beautiful Flower Carpets". Architectural Digest. 4 April 2019. Retrieved 21 May 2019.
- ^ "Flower Carpet | Anniversary: 20th Flower Carpet! An ephemeral show on the world's most beautiful central square". www.flowercarpet.be. Retrieved 6 February 2016.
- ^ "Le tapis de fleurs de Bruxelles composé de dahlias pour la première fois". RTBF (in French). Retrieved 12 August 2024.
- ^ "Flower carpet | Event Carnival". Event Carnival. Archived from the original on 7 February 2016. Retrieved 6 February 2016.
- ^ "Giant Flower Carpet on the Grand Place in Brussels Pays Tribute to Turkish Immigrants". International Business Times UK. Retrieved 6 February 2016.
- ^ "Flower Carpet : Flower Carpet: an ephemeral show on the world's most beautiful central square!". www.flowercarpet.be.
- ^ "Largest carpet of flowers/plants". Guinness World Records. Retrieved 21 May 2019.
- ^ "UNESCO - Flower carpets tradition for Corpus Christi processions". ich.unesco.org. Retrieved 5 August 2023.