Netherlands' oldest flower festival

These are the incredible works of art created by residents in a Dutch village to celebrate their greatest painter on the first Sunday of September every year.
這些不可思議的作品是由荷蘭一村莊的居民所創(chuàng)作的，在每年九月的第一個星期日，他們都以此來慶祝其最偉大的畫家。

Legendary artist Vincent Van Gogh was born in the village in 1853 so he has often popped up as a theme in the Netherlands' oldest flower festival, dating back to 1936.
傳奇藝術家文森特·梵高于1853年出生于這一村莊，所以他經常作為主題出現(xiàn)在荷蘭最古老的花卉節(jié)日中，最早可以追溯到1936年。

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Towering beauty

Towering beauty: The floral masterpieces, draped in dahlias, are paraded around the streets of Zundert in the south of the Netherlands on giant floats up to twenty metres long and towering 10 metres high.
高聳的美景：這些由大麗花裝飾的花型杰作在荷蘭南部的津德爾特的大街上游行，它由長20米、高10米的巨大花車來運載，。

50,000 people

Attracting 50,000 people this year, it also celebrates the region’s proud reputation as a global supplier of? dahlias, an area now covering 33 hectares (81 acres) of 600,000 dahlia bulbs in fifty different species.
今年的游行吸引了五萬人，除紀念梵高之外，這場游行還慶祝了該地區(qū)引以為豪的大麗花產業(yè)（作為供應商），現(xiàn)在該地區(qū)覆蓋了33公頃（81英畝）、60萬多的大麗花球，多達50個不同品種。

Huge, flowered float

This huge, flowered float makes its way along the street to marvels from the crowd at the Netherlands' largest flower festival.
在荷蘭最大的花卉節(jié)日上，這輛巨大的花車繞街游行，群眾發(fā)出驚嘆的聲音。

Tradition

More than 50,000 people attended the parade, a tradition dating back to 1936 which is the oldest flower parade in Europe, but only dahlias, flown in specially for the parade, are used to decorate the enormous sculptures.
五萬多人參加了這場游行，其傳統(tǒng)可以追溯到1936年，是歐洲最古老的花卉游行，但是這些巨大的雕像只用特意為這場游行準備的大麗花裝飾。

Different theme

There is a different theme every year and in 2015, locals were proud to celebrate Van Gogh, who was born in Zundert in 1853.
每年游行的主題都不一樣，而在2015年，當?shù)鼐用駛兎浅Ｗ院滥軌驗?853年出生于津德爾特的梵高慶生。

19 floats

But this year, to commemorate the 125th anniversary of his death, the town decided to devote the whole parade to his artistic genius, with all 19 floats dedicated to him.
但是今年，為了紀念梵高逝世125周年，這座城鎮(zhèn)決定將整場游行都獻給這位藝術天才，他們把19輛花車都獻給了他。

A diverse range of float designs

The theme gave rise to a diverse range of float designs, all in the spirit of Van Gogh, with thousands lining the streets to see them go by.
花樣繁多的花車設計靈感都源自這次的主題，無不體現(xiàn)著梵高精神，供千上萬的人站在街邊欣賞。