!!!Blumencorso Flower Carnival, until 1914 annual parade of decorated horse carriages in the main avenue of the Prater park in Vienna; first introduced in 1886 as part of a spring celebration organized by Pauline Metternich. Today, such flower carnivals are also organized on a local basis, e.g. narcissus carnival at Mariazell and Bad Aussee (Styria). %%language [Back to the Austrian Version|AEIOU/Blumencorso|class='wikipage austrian'] %% [{FreezeArticle author='AEIOU' template='Lexikon_1995_englisch'}] [{ALLOW view All}][{ALLOW comment All}][{ALLOW edit FreezeAdmin}]