Netherlands flower parade [PHOTOS]
The biggest flower parade in the world took place in the Netherlands on Sunday, September 4, 2016.
Sleeping giant
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20 teams of volunteers from different hamlets competed to win the best-designed flower float.
The annual flower festival was founded in 1936, and it is a celebration of the Netherlands’ iconic flower exports.
The parade is held yearly in the little town of Zundert. The flower floats are accompanied by performers and marching bands.
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There were different flower floats made from thousands of dahilas at this year's parade. The designs ranged from animals to people to mystical creatures.
This winner this year had a float titled 'Dangerous Transportation'. It was a giant orange dragon. The team that designed the float is called Tiggelaar.
Here is the list of the twenty floats:
1. The winner, Dangerous Transportation by team Tiggelaar:
2. Water bufallo by team Laar Heath:
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3. At height by team Veldstraat:
4. Trapped by team Achtmaal:
5. Water tank by team Market:
6. Contra by team Birch:
7. Organ by team Raamberg:
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8. Wildbeest by team Stuivezand:
9. Busy by team Poteind:
10. False Hope by team Disk:
11. Apporti by team 't Piece:
12. Tecnica di natura by team Klein-Zundert Heikant:
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13. Power supply by team The Lent:
14. Fanfare by team Molenstraat:
15. Caught by the wind by team 't Kapelleke:
16. Retouch by team Wernhout:
17. Vortex by team Klein Zundert:
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18. Sleeping giant by team Rijsbergen:
19. Playful by team Laer-Akkermolen:
20. Manpower by team Helps Elkander:
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