Lisko’s American Life

After everyone settled the food in front of him, and it seemed that the clothes were full, Haas cleaned up the leftovers and stains in front of him, took a tissue to wipe the residue from the corner of his mouth, and then Only then did I discuss tomorrow's schedule with everyone.

"This painter's salon may not be held tomorrow, the specific time should be the day after tomorrow, but we have all come here, we can't just stay in the hotel for a day, so tomorrow I thought about it carefully, how about We can go around here, I heard that a special event will be held here tomorrow, called the float parade, it should be considered quite lively, and we can also see the special local festival celebrations.”

It can be seen that Haas has made a comprehensive consideration of the issue of this trip, and even has a very clear grasp of the specific festivals and social dynamics here. Everything is very ingenious. Here, as Van Gogh The place where they were born, there may be only one festival in a year, which belongs to the carnival of all the people here, and the place where they participated in the cultural salon this time is placed in the Van Gogh Museum, which can be regarded as occupying a comparative place in the local area. Unique scenic spots, and at the same time, it just happened to be a festival with floats. It can be said that a simple trip can make all the scenic spots here very similar.

Speaking of this float***, although it is a well-known local festival, and Vincent van Gogh is the only celebrity here who can be remembered and praised by people, there is no connection between the two, even the float* ** itself has nothing to do with the appearance of Van Gogh.

The origin of this kind of float parade can be traced back to 1936, when local people held this kind of float parade to celebrate the birthday of Queen Wilhelmina of the Netherlands at that time, and this more famous queen was in the Netherlands. The reign lasted for 50 years, from the age of 18 to the queen. When Van Gogh passed away, the queen was just 10 years old.

But speaking of it, the Queen's life is quite bright and purposeful, even surpassing the experiences of 99% of people in this world. During his reign, not only the first world war occurred, but also the second After the First World War, it has experienced the impact and spread of the great economic crisis.

In the 20th century in the Netherlands, the political rule of the country was still relatively chaotic, with opposition from the counter-revolutionary party, the liberal party, and the socialist party. However, the queen used the method of constitutional monarchy to stabilize the rule of the country. In 1940, the Netherlands was invaded and defeated. The queen and his royal family members went into exile to the British government. Later, relying on her own personal charm, she called on all the scattered Dutch people to return to the country and establish their own. home.

When the queen was in power for the 50th anniversary, she directly announced that she was located in her own daughter, and finally passed away in 1962. In the eyes of the entire Dutch people, the queen was a relatively enlightened monarch and was deeply loved by the people. , so this kind of local Huashan trip was just for the queen's birthday at first, and then gradually became a local fixed festival with the thoughts and respect for the queen.

Compared with the scale comparison that is ornamental and complex at the beginning, the floats at the beginning are undoubtedly very simple and rudimentary. A more vivid description of the floats at that time was a bicycle decorated with flowers, and of course the farmer's carriage was indispensable.

Moreover, the initial parade of floats stagnated for a time because of the defeat of the country at that time. However, after the recovery of the country, this tradition not only became a carnival for the people of the entire region, but also became an international event. big celebration.

Of course, because of the existence of Van Gogh, there are more local art students in the Netherlands. Whether people are here for pilgrimage, or want to accept advanced concepts of affiliation, there are still a lot of people studying here. These art students directly became the volunteers and designers of the floats, and gave full play to their clerical script ideas and artistic cognition on the shape of the floats. Constantly improving the taste and quality of this activity, it has gradually attracted the attention and participation of more tourists.

Moreover, the raw materials used in the floats are from local dahlias, which indirectly

Stimulating the grand occasion of local flower planting and the economic value of this kind of flowers can also be regarded as passing this policy, stimulating local economic development and growth.

Moreover, the crowd participating in the float parade on this day is not only the local crowd, but also more tourists passing by, reporters and all kinds of people who specially participated in this grand event. The scale of the float is also very impressive. People are shocked, the longest scale can reach 19 meters and the height limit of 9 meters.

Although there is not much connection between the float festival and the local celebrity Van Gogh, because Van Gogh was born in the local area, it also stimulated the establishment of the tradition of the float festival and the participation of various artists. At the same time, it has also created a more popular float event and attention, so the organizers of the popular float event will also hold some themed float events during some special festivals.

The reason why this year is more popular and attracts people's attention is not only because this year's European Salon is held here, and many painters from all over the world have emerged in this city, but also because this year is the 125th anniversary of Van Gogh's death. At the same time, the standard for choosing the theme of this year's floats is also Van Gogh.

According to the current information in the newspapers, it can be understood that the number of tourists who have confirmed the local influx this time is about 190,000, which is already a first-class event for this small city.

After listening to Haas's introduction, no matter whether it is Xiaowei or Ada, they all have a strong interest in tomorrow's flower branch. Not only can they see the local commemorative activities of Van Gogh, but also It is also a memorable thing to be able to understand the ideas of these art students and the artistic expression of Van Gogh's nostalgia, not only to broaden one's knowledge, but also to be able to participate in it.

Seeing that the two women who traveled together this time were very longing and looking forward to tomorrow's plan, then the opinions of the remaining two men may not be so important. When thinking of this, Haas and Yu Qing were helpless. Shrugging his shoulders, it can be regarded as a thorough confirmation of tomorrow's schedule and plan.