Crazy pics: Have you ever heard of the Easter Bonnet Festival?

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Here we were thinking that Easter was all about eating as much chocolate as possible, but thousands of New Yorkers go one better every year - by donning outrageous headwear for the annual Easter Bonnet Festival.

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The New York Easter Parade has been a tradition since the Civil War days, and shows off a host of elaborate and hilarious hats.

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Crowds of people filled the traffic-free Fifth Avenue showing off outlandish creations, including everything from carrot hats, to bunny ears, Easter chicks and even toy bath ducks?

The parade started back in the 1870s as a showcase for the finery that upmarket New Yorkers used to wear to church.

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Now, it's used to show off traditional bonnets, as well as hundreds of looks that seemingly had nothing to with Easter, like Roman helmets and signs of the Zodiac.

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