It seems the having a showing of a type of animal parading around a city as various art forms is popular. In Munich it was lions and in Florence it was cows. Everywhere you looked there would be an oddly attired animal. Everything from flowers to clothes to strange and sometimes grotesque. I believe my favorite cow is the black and white one in the middle here. Up close it looks like a puzzle. For an example of the lions look at my post on Jan 1. In how many cities have you seen such a display?