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 means of Amsterdam's historic canals to distribute the free flowers.

This stunt marks Nationwide Tulip Day.

Tulips - a logo of The Netherlands

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

The occasion is held every year to have fun 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 might appeal to crowds, and enormous public gatherings are nonetheless restricted right here resulting from COVID.

"The tulip is a very talked-about product. You'll be able to see them in many various colours and that is the rationale. And additionally it is not a really costly flower for the individuals. After they purchase for round 3-5 euro, you've 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 offer out hundreds of bouquets.

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

Try the video above to see the tulip giveaway

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