Hilda is Fest mascot

Have you heard about Hilda? Hilda is the mascot of the Deutschesfest selected by a committee of the Odessa

Chamber of Commerce to visit various places and promote Odessa's 46th annual celebration of its German-Russian heritage. By visiting the Odessa's Deutschesfest page on Facebook, readers can see pictures of just where Hilda has been and what she has been doing.

And just who is Hilda? Why she is a rubber chicken, of course, the symbol of the beloved "Chicken Dance" that anyone who has ever visited Fest knows how to do (or at least recognizes). The steps are pretty simple and repetitive, but...