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]
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]
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 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.
Infiorata Kobe [9] (インフィオラータこうべ) is an annual spring flower art festival held in Kobe, Japan, during the Golden Week holiday period. The event takes its name from the Italian word infiorata, meaning “to cover with flowers,” and features large-scale artworks created by arranging colorful flower petals. The festival in Kobe originated in 1997 in the Sannomiya Higashi area as a symbolic effort to beautify and revitalize the city after the Great Hanshin Awaji Earthquake, drawing inspiration from the traditional infiorate of Genzano in Italy. Over time, Infiorata Kobe has become a major springtime attraction in the city, with displays often stretching along Kitanozaka and other central areas and involving participation from local residents and volunteers.
