Tulip season begins in Amsterdam with bouquets thrown from canal boat

Tulips on a canal boat: what may very well be extra Dutch?

The beginning of the tulip rising season was marked within the Netherlands with a giveaway of hundreds of bouquets.

Organisers sailed by Amsterdam's historic canals to distribute the free flowers.

This stunt marks Nationwide Tulip Day.

Tulips - a logo of The Netherlands

Tulips had been formally launched within the Netherlands on the finish of the sixteenth centuryAP Photograph

The occasion is held annually to have a good time the beginning of the rising season for the enduring flowers, a serious export product for Dutch farmers.

Usually, organisers arrange a flower backyard in entrance of the royal palace on the central Dam Sq..

However that will appeal to crowds, and huge public gatherings are nonetheless restricted right here as a consequence of COVID.

"The tulip is a highly regarded product. You possibly can see them in many various colours and that is the rationale. And additionally it is not a really costly flower for the folks. Once they purchase for round 3-5 euro, you will have each week a really good bouquet in your desk," says Arjan Smit, chairman of the Tulip Promotion Netherlands.

Andre van Duin, a comic and TV star, was onboard, serving to to provide out hundreds of bouquets.

Some bouquets had been thrown to delighted recipients on one of many metropolis's many bridges, whereas different tulips had been handed with a telescopic fishing internet. Each good methods to stay to social distancing guidelines.

Take a look at the video above to see the tulip giveaway