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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).
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