Flower carpets in Italy

If you ever plan to go to Rome in the second week of May, in the neighboring town of Gensano to see the famous Infioratu - the festival of colors. Gensano Infiorata - Flower Festival, which was founded in 1778. Each year, local artists cover the whole street (Belardo) floral carpets, the creation of which they inspire paintings on various topics. Flower Festival begins with the collection of millions of colors for 2-3 days before the event. They keep fresh in caves Gensano and artists paint their masterpieces on the sidewalk of Via Belardo. The festival ends on Monday, in the third week of June, when children are allowed to run on the flowers, destroying the wonderful works.





1. Flower carpet at Genzano Flower Festival Infiarata.



2. Gensano (Genzano) - a city in Italy, 25 km from Rome. Here, the last day of the week, "Body of Christ" (mid-June) is a festival of colors.



3. Small flower festival in Marino in 2002.



4. Flower carpets in Burelli 2007.



5. Flower carpets - a whole masterpieces of creative teams.



6. Evening preparations for the festival in Gensano in 2008.



7. Some jobs require not only the inspiration and talent, but also a huge amount of plant material (eg, carpets in length of 250 m, spread on the main square, leaving more than one hundred kilograms of flowers).



8. Flower pattern in.



9. A man prepares flowers in Spello.



10. "Life will seem bed of roses, if you visit the Gensano during the festival," - say the Italians.



11. Infiorata Festival in Gensano.



12. The splendor of colors causes deep anxiety, some floral paintings - works of different years - similar to a mosaic or a tapestry whimsical paintings, and some carry the image of the emblem, a portrait of the Pope.



13. The image of Anna Magnani of flowers.



14. Feast of the Body and Blood of Christ in Bolsena.



15. Portrait of Jesus Christ of flowers.



16. It is said that in 1875 Garibaldi refused to step on the floral carpets, because "divine things should not be crushed».



17. Infiorata - a holiday that has religious roots and tradition to arrange floral carpets was born back in 1778



18. There is nothing eternal. According to tradition, after the festival, the children running around the floral carpets, and then remove them from the streets.



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