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Dutch parade marks all things dangerous with giant floats made out of flowers

The annual Corso Zundert has just taken place in the Netherlands.

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All images courtesy of [Corso Zundert](http://www.corsozundert.nl/)

All images courtesy of Corso Zundert

Featured previously, the flower festival is bigger and better than ever.

If you've not yet heard of it, it's a legendary parade of giant floats adorned with thousands of dahlia flowers that makes its way through the streets of Zundert.

For 2016, the theme was Dangerous Transportation with around 20 teams rising up to the challenge to create something worthy of the popular event. From giant sleeping lions and fire-breathing dragons to moving caskets full of zombies and dangerously bent electricity pylons, there was no limit to the participants' imagination.

What began in 1936 to pay homage to flowers – the Netherlands' most famous export – has since grown into one of the country's biggest and most anticipated events, with many of today's floats including moving parts to help bring them to life. If you'd like to attend next year's Corso Zundert, it always takes place on the first Sunday of September. For more information, visit www.corsozundert.nl.

A giant orange dahlia flower dragon float with spiky protrusions towering above crowds of spectators at the Corso Zundert parade in the Netherlands
Giant flower float shaped like a sunflower made from thousands of golden dahlia blooms at Corso Zundert parade, with crowds lining the streets behind it
Giant flower float depicting a red-haired woman with pale skin and theatrical makeup at Corso Zundert parade, surrounded by spectators
Giant purple spiral made from dahlia flowers on a float at Corso Zundert parade, surrounded by spectators in a town square with historic buildings
Giant fire-breathing dragon float made from dahlia flowers at Corso Zundert parade, with crowds watching from the street below
A large parade float decorated with yellow and red dahlia flowers in the shape of a fierce dragon's head, towering above crowds lining a Dutch street
A giant purple and cream dahlia-covered float of a horned creature with an open mouth moves through a crowded street lined with brick buildings during Corso Zundert parade
Bright magenta horses and carriage float adorned with dahlia flowers at Corso Zundert parade, surrounded by crowds of spectators lining the Dutch street
Giant flower-adorned float depicting a fire-breathing dragon at Corso Zundert parade in the Netherlands, surrounded by spectators lining the street
Two large pale flower-adorned floats depicting mummy-like figures with wrapped faces tower over crowds at the Corso Zundert parade in the Netherlands
Giant dahlia flower float of a reclining figure with red limbs and blonde hair at Corso Zundert parade in the Netherlands
Giant flower-adorned dragon float with yellow and orange petals and open mouth, displayed at Corso Zundert parade in the Netherlands
Giant dahlia flower float depicting bent electricity pylons towers above crowds at Corso Zundert parade in the Netherlands
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