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My favorite European Carnival celebration! This is in Tramin an der Weinstrasse, (Termeno) in South Tyrol, Italy. The Egetmann Festival is utterly chaotic and wildly immersive. (Please excuse the sloppy camerawork, but it was like shooting in a war zone). The wagons just plow through the crowds, hauled by smoke-belching tractors and manned by performers throwing off straw, water, feathers, wet laundry, fish, and wheat chaff. Wine is poured out for spectators by performers on the wagons, and food is even cooked and served to those standing by. Spectators are dragged out of the crowd and dunked in washing tubs on the floats, or have their shoes filled with shaving cream and straw. The "dinosaur" creatures are called Schnappvieh (snapping beasts/cattle). I dedicate quite a number of pages (with photos) in my new book, "A SEASON OF MADNESS: FOOLS, MONSTERS, AND MARVELS OF THE OLD-WORLD CARNIVAL."