Festival Of The Flowers

Festival of the Flowers The Flowers Festival (Spanish: Feria de las Flores) is a festival that takes place Festival of the Flowers in Medellín, Colombia. The festival is the most important social event for the city Feria de las Flores and includes a... Leggi di più

Festival of the Flowers The Flowers Festival (Spanish: Feria de las Flores) is a festival that takes place Festival of the Flowers in Medellín, Colombia. The festival is the most important social event for the city Feria de las Flores and includes a pageant, automobiles, a Paso Fino horse parade and many musical concerts.[1] Contents History 2006 edition References External links History The first Flowers Festival took place on May 1, 1957 and was organized by Arturo Uribe, a member of the Board of the Office of Development and Tourism in Medellin, Colombia. The festival lasted for five days with an exposition of flowers displayed in the Metropolitan Cathedral, which was organized by the Gardening Club of Medellín and monsignor Tulio Botero to celebrate Virgin Mary day. This flower parade represents the end of slavery when slaves carried men and women on their backs up steep hills instead of flowers. The firstsilleteros parade also took Status Active place with some 40 men from the cor Leggi meno