The Internaciaj Floraj Ludoj[1] (English: International Floral Games) were an annual Catalonia-based Esperanto literary contest inspired by the Barcelonan Floral Games. It was started by Frederic Pujulà i Vallès in 1908 from the drafts of Esperanto: La Revuo (The Journal) at the 5th annual World Congress of Esperanto. The first winner was the German poet Marie Hankel.
After its founding in 1910 by Federación Esperantista Catalanaby whom?] to be the most prestigious Esperanto event in the era before World War II.
,[2][3] the games were held by the Catalan Esperanto Congress . They soon gained participation and support. They are often held[Following the outbreak of the Spanish Civil War in 1936, the games ceased for 42 years until 1978, after the end of Francoist Spain. They ended entirely in 1993.
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