A carnival float with papier-mache caricatures takes part in Rose Monday carnival parade in Duesseldorf

A carnival float with papier-mache caricatures of German Chancellor Angela Merkel and a figure representing Greece takes part in the traditional Rose Monday carnival parade in the western German city of Duesseldorf February 16, 2015. The Rose Monday parades in Cologne, Mainz and Duesseldorf are the highlight of the German street carnival season. REUTERS/Ina Fassbender (GERMANY – Tags: POLITICS SOCIETY)