![Float builder Andrea works on a float which depicts Russia's President Vladimir Putin as warmonger, at the float hall of the Mainz Carnival Association (MCV), in Mainz, Germany, 02 February 2016. The MCV invited journalists to a preview of this year's floats for the upcoming Shrove Monday carnival parade. The main carnival season festivities will happen around Rose Monday on 08 February. (Photo by Fredrik von Erichsen/EPA)](https://pix.avax.news/avaxnews/9b/0f/00030f9b_medium.jpeg)
Float builder Andrea works on a float which depicts Russia's President Vladimir Putin as warmonger, at the float hall of the Mainz Carnival Association (MCV), in Mainz, Germany, 02 February 2016. The MCV invited journalists to a preview of this year's floats for the upcoming Shrove Monday carnival parade. The main carnival season festivities will happen around Rose Monday on 08 February. (Photo by Fredrik von Erichsen/EPA)
![Papier mache caricature figures for a carnival float are prepared for the upcoming Rose Monday carnival parade in Mainz, Germany February 2, 2016. (Photo by Kai Pfaffenbach/Reuters)](https://pix.avax.news/avaxnews/9c/0f/00030f9c_medium.jpeg)
Papier mache caricature figures for a carnival float are prepared for the upcoming Rose Monday carnival parade in Mainz, Germany February 2, 2016. (Photo by Kai Pfaffenbach/Reuters)
![Papier mache caricature figures depicting the Volkswagen diesel emissions scandal for a carnival float, are prepared for the upcoming Rose Monday carnival parade in Mainz, Germany February 2, 2016. (Photo by Kai Pfaffenbach/Reuters)](https://pix.avax.news/avaxnews/9d/0f/00030f9d_medium.jpeg)
Papier mache caricature figures depicting the Volkswagen diesel emissions scandal for a carnival float, are prepared for the upcoming Rose Monday carnival parade in Mainz, Germany February 2, 2016. (Photo by Kai Pfaffenbach/Reuters)
![Papier mache caricature figures depicting the Volkswagen diesel emissions scandal for a carnival float, are prepared for the upcoming Rose Monday carnival parade in Mainz, Germany February 2, 2016. (Photo by Kai Pfaffenbach/Reuters)](https://pix.avax.news/avaxnews/9e/0f/00030f9e_medium.jpeg)
Papier mache caricature figures depicting the Volkswagen diesel emissions scandal for a carnival float, are prepared for the upcoming Rose Monday carnival parade in Mainz, Germany February 2, 2016. (Photo by Kai Pfaffenbach/Reuters)
![Papier mache figures for a carnival float, are prepared for the upcoming Rose Monday carnival parade in Mainz, Germany February 2, 2016. (Photo by Kai Pfaffenbach/Reuters)](https://pix.avax.news/avaxnews/9f/0f/00030f9f_medium.jpeg)
Papier mache figures for a carnival float, are prepared for the upcoming Rose Monday carnival parade in Mainz, Germany February 2, 2016. (Photo by Kai Pfaffenbach/Reuters)
![Papier mache figures for a carnival float, are prepared for the upcoming Rose Monday carnival parade in Mainz, Germany February 2, 2016. (Photo by Kai Pfaffenbach/Reuters)](https://pix.avax.news/avaxnews/a0/0f/00030fa0_medium.jpeg)
Papier mache figures for a carnival float, are prepared for the upcoming Rose Monday carnival parade in Mainz, Germany February 2, 2016. (Photo by Kai Pfaffenbach/Reuters)
![Papier mache figures for a carnival float, are prepared for the upcoming Rose Monday carnival parade in Mainz, Germany February 2, 2016. (Photo by Kai Pfaffenbach/Reuters)](https://pix.avax.news/avaxnews/a1/0f/00030fa1_medium.jpeg)
Papier mache figures for a carnival float, are prepared for the upcoming Rose Monday carnival parade in Mainz, Germany February 2, 2016. (Photo by Kai Pfaffenbach/Reuters)
![A papier mache caricature figure for a carnival float of Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras, is prepared for the upcoming Rose Monday carnival parade in Mainz, Germany February 2, 2016. (Photo by Kai Pfaffenbach/Reuters)](https://pix.avax.news/avaxnews/a2/0f/00030fa2_medium.jpeg)
A papier mache caricature figure for a carnival float of Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras, is prepared for the upcoming Rose Monday carnival parade in Mainz, Germany February 2, 2016. (Photo by Kai Pfaffenbach/Reuters)
![A papier mache caricature figure for a carnival float of Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan (L) is prepared for the upcoming Rose Monday carnival parade in Mainz, Germany February 2, 2016. (Photo by Kai Pfaffenbach/Reuters)](https://pix.avax.news/avaxnews/a3/0f/00030fa3_medium.jpeg)
A papier mache caricature figure for a carnival float of Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan (L) is prepared for the upcoming Rose Monday carnival parade in Mainz, Germany February 2, 2016. (Photo by Kai Pfaffenbach/Reuters)
![A papier mache caricature figure for a carnival float of Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras (background) is prepared for the upcoming Rose Monday carnival parade in Mainz, Germany February 2, 2016. (Photo by Kai Pfaffenbach/Reuters)](https://pix.avax.news/avaxnews/a4/0f/00030fa4_medium.jpeg)
A papier mache caricature figure for a carnival float of Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras (background) is prepared for the upcoming Rose Monday carnival parade in Mainz, Germany February 2, 2016. (Photo by Kai Pfaffenbach/Reuters)
![A carnival float euro sign decoration, leftover from previous years, hangs on a wall in a carnival workshop in Mainz, Germany February 2, 2016. (Photo by Kai Pfaffenbach/Reuters)](https://pix.avax.news/avaxnews/a5/0f/00030fa5_medium.jpeg)
A carnival float euro sign decoration, leftover from previous years, hangs on a wall in a carnival workshop in Mainz, Germany February 2, 2016. (Photo by Kai Pfaffenbach/Reuters)
![A papier mache figure for a carnival float is prepared for the upcoming Rose Monday carnival parade in Mainz, Germany February 2, 2016. (Photo by Kai Pfaffenbach/Reuters)](https://pix.avax.news/avaxnews/a6/0f/00030fa6_medium.jpeg)
A papier mache figure for a carnival float is prepared for the upcoming Rose Monday carnival parade in Mainz, Germany February 2, 2016. (Photo by Kai Pfaffenbach/Reuters)
![A papier mache figure of the “Cologne Virgin”, a member of the traditional Cologne carnival triumvirate, crying through broken rose-coloured glasses, is prepared for the upcoming Rose Monday carnival parade in Cologne, Germany February 2, 2016. (Photo by Wolfgang Rattay/Reuters)](https://pix.avax.news/avaxnews/a7/0f/00030fa7_medium.jpeg)
A papier mache figure of the “Cologne Virgin”, a member of the traditional Cologne carnival triumvirate, crying through broken rose-coloured glasses, is prepared for the upcoming Rose Monday carnival parade in Cologne, Germany February 2, 2016. (Photo by Wolfgang Rattay/Reuters)
![A papier mache caricature figure for a carnival float depicting suspended FIFA president Sepp Blatter is prepared for the upcoming Rose Monday carnival parade in Cologne, Germany February 2, 2016. (Photo by Wolfgang Rattay/Reuters)](https://pix.avax.news/avaxnews/a8/0f/00030fa8_medium.jpeg)
A papier mache caricature figure for a carnival float depicting suspended FIFA president Sepp Blatter is prepared for the upcoming Rose Monday carnival parade in Cologne, Germany February 2, 2016. (Photo by Wolfgang Rattay/Reuters)
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