| The Carnival of Vercelli - themed floats pass through the town for about 3 days and nights before being awarded a prestigious prize of some sort.
|
| Not quite sure what the theme was though!
|
| Vercelli is also famous for its risotto, being in the heart of the rice growing region of Italy.
|
| More confetti that you have ever seen in your life.
|
| Which was promptly thrown...
|
| ...all over the place.
|
|
|
|
|
| Step 1: cover your car in PVA glue...
|
|
|
| It was the day after Romani Prodi's government collapsed, so his presence as a caricature on one of the floats was particularly apt.
|