Rain does not stop Colombian parade celebrating art of floristry

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Colombian floristry artisans, known as 'silleteros', carried heavy flower arrangements on their backs to wow the attendees of the 2024 edition of the Silleteros Parade in a display of colour and tradition on Sunday (August 11) in Medellin.   WATCH MORE: https://thestartv.com/c/news SUBSCRIBE: https://cutt.ly/TheStar LIKE: https://fb.com/TheStarOnline

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00:00Colombian floristry artisans, known as cilateros, carried heavy flower arrangements on their

00:08backs to wow the attendees of the 2024 edition of the Cilateros Parade in a display of color

00:14and tradition on Sunday in Medellin.

00:17Although the beginning of the parade was marked by rain, none of the attendees moved from

00:21their place until the clouds cleared to open the way for artisans and their beautiful flower

00:26arrangements.

00:28The festival parade puts on display cilateros, or flower arrangements, on large wooden frames

00:34that can weigh more than 100 kilograms.

00:37The winner for the second consecutive year in the Emblematica category was Maria Carolina

00:42Atehortua.

00:44More than 500 artisans, including adults, children and juveniles, took part in the festival.

00:51The parade is part of a tradition which dates to 1957 and has become a highlight on Colombia's

00:57cultural calendar, with florists from all over the Medellin area creating colorful arrangements

01:03which are carried through the streets on their backs in a parade.

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