Mystery del giorno

In the town of Castel del Piano there are several churches and, like the majority of Catholic churches around the world, they are still decorated with flowers and plants for Easter, just three days ago.

I'm certainly no expert on church decor and I would hate to hurt the feelings of any of the old ladies from the rosary and altar guild, but seriously: WHAT'S UP WITH THIS WEIRD HAIRY STUFF???

We just couldn't figure it out. The plants look like Chinese food bean sprouts that have continued to sprout out of their containers. They smell too. Funky and musty like a swamp. They were on every altar in this town.