After announcing in late January that it would scrap a planned Charlie Hebdo float in order to not detract from the "free and lighthearted nature of Carnival," festival organizers surprised spectators by including a Charlie Hebdo design in the Rose Monday parade. Cologne Festival and the Carnival Committee.. #CharlieHebdo
Сначала организаторы приняли решение не включать в состав шествия шарж на тему свободы слова, посвященный Charlie Hebdo, чтобы не нарушать "карнавальной свободы и веселья".