Bœuf Gras
French traditional holiday figure / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Bœuf Gras is an important festive figure that butchers or butcher boys[notes 1] display or - and - parade solemnly to music, usually at Carnival time. It may be a sculpted representation of a live animal, a real ox or another placid bovine.
This article offers a non-exhaustive overview of Bœuf Gras festivities around the world.