battle of flowers

The Jersey Battle of Flowers is an annual carnival held in the Channel Island of Jersey. The festival consists of music, funfairs and a parade of flower floats. It was inaugurated in 1902 to celebrate the Coronation of Edward VII of England. The 'Battle' itself originally consisted of dismantling the floats to provide floral ammunition for a literal battle of flowers between participants and spectators, but this aspect has long been abandoned. Since 1989, a nighttime Moonlight Parade with the floats festooned in lights has been introduced. The largest attendance to date is thought to be that of 1969, when - according to the official website - 60,000 people were present. Prizes are awarded in numerous categories, with their names in French, for floats of different sizes and types.

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