在夏天的海边制作“沙滩纸花”
Ever heard of Belgium’s paper flower tradition?
SUMMER
BELGIAN SUMMER TRADITION
很多比利时人都会把比利时夏天的海边与制作“沙滩纸花”联系在一起。孩子们用五颜六色的皱纹纸做成花朵，骄傲地摆在沙滩上。路人可以用一把贝壳 “购买”自己喜欢的手工花。不同城市使用的贝壳种类各不相同。尽管这一传统并不广为人知，但是却是许多比利时人温暖的回忆。这也是为什么它在2021年被宣布为法兰德斯非物质文化遗产。
A lot of Belgian’s will associate summers at the Belgian seaside with making paper beach flowers. Children make flowers out of colorful crepe paper and proudly display them on the beach. Passersby can ‘buy’ their favorite handmade flower in exchange for a handful of shells. The type of shells used differ across different cities. Even though the tradition is not very well known, it is very dear to the hearts of many Belgians. That is also why it was declared an intangible Flemish heritage in 2021.
CC BY-SA 4.0 / DorusBerkers2002
关于这一传统的起源，我们并不清楚。有人说沙滩纸花是宗教游街的装饰，特别是在19世纪末。还有一种说法是20世纪30年代中期由于沿海旅游业的民主化，许多海滩边的贩卖活动蓬勃发展起来。
The origin of this tradition is unclear. Some say paper flowers adorned religious parades, in particular around the late 19th century. Others refer to the mid-1930s, when, due to the democratization of coastal tourism, many beach-side activities flourished.
Shells that are frequently used to exchange paper beach flowers.
CC BY-SA 3.0 / Debivort at en.wikipedia
为了纪念这一传统，比利时一家海滨房地产公司在今年的祖特（Het Zoute）海滩花节上举办了首届纸花锦标赛。3至12岁的儿童都可以报名参加，他们会提前收到制作沙滩花的材料。在纸花节当天，游客们将投票选出最漂亮、最有创意的花朵。当然是用贝壳来投票啦！
To honor this tradition, a real estate company at the seaside in Belgium organized the first ever paper flower championship at the Zoute Beach Flower Festival this year. Children between the ages of 3-12 could sign up and were sent materials to make beach flowers beforehand. On the day of the festival, the visitors would vote for the most beautiful and creative flower, using shells to vote, of course.
这一传统也经常被以创新的方式重新演绎。例如，比利时奢侈品牌Delvaux今年早些时候推出了Pompons系列，为了向这一夏季传统和比利时的创造力和工艺致敬。
The tradition is also frequently being reinvented in creative ways. The Belgian luxury house Delvaux, for example, introduced the Pompons collection earlier this year, which pays tribute to the summer tradition as a reference to Belgium’s creativity and craftsmanship.
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