On the first Sunday in September in a province of Holland, there is a parade of floats made of dahlia flowers. This is called the "Bloemencorso Zundert", Zundert being a town in Holland near the border with Belgium, just north of Antwerp.
Apparently each small village spends months preparing these floats, so they can be admired and judged. It is all crazy of course, but I think it is a wonderful example of community activities that keep societies alive. I regret that there are not many events like this in Australia. We seem to have events where governments produce the event and the spectators watch passively, such as the New Year Eve fireworks and the Sydney festival. We need more community involvement.
According to the news reports, there are now overseas entries in the Bloemencorso, including from Australia. Why not do it here?
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