The float, titled “Shabbat Year,” was prepared by the Vismooil’n carnival group. It featured two giant puppets with sidelocks and streimels, hats favored by some Orthodox Jews, in pink suits.

A giant paper-mache carnival with a Gorilla representing war and misery of the world float moves ... [+] through the streets of Viareggio during the 150 years of traditional Carnival in Viareggio ...