Fête du Vin Nouveau: Part Cinq - The Things Hanging Over the Doors of Eguisheim

The old tradition was for merchants to mark their shops by hanging signs of the door that symbolized their trade. The symbols were important because most folks couldn't read. The signs also had to hang out so they could be read from far up and down the narrow streets.
Eguisheim has a lot of these cute little signs. I doubt that they are authentic. They've probably been hung in the past 10 years to add to the atmosphere of this little tourist trap. But still, they are colorful and I like them.