Silleteros parade in Medellín, COLOMBIA

This is the main event in the flowers fair, it is a tradition of generations for men, women and children.Medellin is famous for its flowers and exports them all over the world. One of the highlights of the flowers fair is the silleteros parade with its processions of farmers. It is one of the largest events of the country. In the parade we find beautiful flowers cultivated in the country plenty of colors. People meet in downtown to celebrate this event.

Paula Sierra W-V 10-12

In the picture we can see a silleta. A silleta is a bunch of flowers distributed to form different and creative shapes and sometimes messages. The main silleta that can be seen in the picture has a very big yellow butterfly made of flowers and there are some other flowers above the butterfly, there is also a message made of flowers that says: That life always blossoms as an eternal spring.

Libia Cadavid W-V 8-10