The Paris 2024 Olympic mascots are ... hats
Organizers call it a tip of the chapeau to the spirit of the French revolution. Critics see something different.
by Bill Chappell
Nov 15, 2022
2 minutes
It's a symbol of revolution and freedom, of striving. And it's a hat. It's an icon seen over centuries, from the Notre Dame Cathedral to the Eiffel Tower. And yes, it's still a hat.
More specifically, it's a Phrygian cap, the red bonnet famously worn by Marianne, the artistic personification of the free French republic. The Paris 2024 Olympics and Paralympics as their
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