Flower carpet explained

A flower carpet is a design made on the ground with flowers or flower petals arranged in patterns. Flower carpet events happen in many places around the world.^[1]

Examples

One 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 1800abbr=onNaNabbr=on carpet.^{[5] [6]}

The Guinness World Record for the largest flower carpet of the world is for Jardines of Mexico, in Teotihuacan, where an 18000abbr=onNaNabbr=on 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]

Flower carpets are also made on the occasion of Onam festival in Kerala, India, to welcome the legendary king, Mahabali.

References

Notes

Notes and References

1. Web site: The World's Most Beautiful Flower Carpets . Architectural Digest . 4 April 2019 . 21 May 2019 . en.
2. Web site: Flower Carpet Anniversary: 20th Flower Carpet! An ephemeral show on the world's most beautiful central square. www.flowercarpet.be. 2016-02-06.
3. Web site: Le tapis de fleurs de Bruxelles composé de dahlias pour la première fois . 2024-08-12 . RTBF . fr.
4. Web site: Flower carpet Event Carnival. Event Carnival. 2016-02-06. 7 February 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20160207053506/http://event-carnival.com/belgium/flower-carpet. dead.
5. Web site: Giant Flower Carpet on the Grand Place in Brussels Pays Tribute to Turkish Immigrants. International Business Times UK. 2016-02-06.
6. Web site: Flower Carpet : Flower Carpet: an ephemeral show on the world's most beautiful central square! . www.flowercarpet.be.
7. Web site: Largest carpet of flowers/plants . Guinness World Records . 21 May 2019.
8. Web site: UNESCO - Flower carpets tradition for Corpus Christi processions . 2023-08-05 . ich.unesco.org . en.