Colombian flower festival wraps up with parade in Medellin

AFP English
AFP English
  • last month
Thousands of Colombians and visitors take part in the 'Silleteros' parade in Medellin to close the city's annual flower festival, in which participants walk along avenues carrying heavy and elaborate floral arrangements, which can weigh up to 70 kilos.
Transcript
00:00It's a very beautiful and beautiful tradition, and it's been with us for generations.
00:30I was inspired to make this chair. The magic of life is in the little things in life.
00:37Because I really think that one has to be grateful for so many things, before so many things that life gives us.
00:45Because look, many things have happened, the pandemic, many difficult situations, and look, thank God, here we are.

Recommended

2:49
I
Up next
Energy drink craze peps and pacifies weary Afghans
AFP English
2:24
Mali’s centuries-old Tomb of Askia gets new lease of life
AFP English
1:36
Peru's polarising ex-president Alberto Fujimori dies at 86
AFP English
1:18
Rain does not stop Colombian parade celebrating art of floristry
The Star
1:09
SpaceX CREW performs historic all-civilian spacewalk
AFP English
1:03
Taylor Swift, Katy Perry hit the red carpet for the 2024 MTV VMAs
AFP English
1:00
Colombians enjoy the Silleteros parade during the Flowers festival in Medellin
euronews (in English)
0:52
Colombia's culture and colour blossom in street parade
Agence France-Presse
1:15
Colombia flower festival wraps up with colorful 'silleteros' parade
AFP English
1:12
Colombians celebrate 'World Day of Laziness'
AFP English
0:57
Revellers in Colombia celebrate 'Devil's Carnival'
Agence France-Presse
0:39
Colombia's Pasto carnival: artisans ready for their big day
AFP English
2:08
This Dutch parade takes flower power to the next level
Zoomin English
2:00
Colombians dance, perform music during Carnival of Blacks and Whites
euronews (in English)
1:08
Balloons lights up the night sky at Colombia festival
AFP English
1:06
Parades close four days of Colombia's Barranquilla Carnival
Agence France-Presse
0:40
Colombia: Salsa dancers parade in the streets of Cali
AFP English
0:42
Colombian salsa fans dazzle the streets of Cali
Agence France-Presse
1:11
More than 100,000 take part in Colombia's largest-ever Pride parade
AFP English
2:42
Córdoba: ‘The city of flowers’ is back in bloom after COVID break
euronews (in English)
2:17
Uruguay: Citizens celebrated the Afro-Uruguayan culture festival
teleSUR English
0:50
Rio de Janeiro's 'bate-bolas' stage small parade despite cancelled carnival
euronews (in English)
0:44
Colombian city holds traditional Blacks and Whites Carnival
AFP English
7:39
The Kadayawan Street Parade Returns After 2 Year Hiatus
Spot.ph
1:10
Dancers wow crowds on second day of Notting Hill Carnival
Newsflare