Santiago de Las Vegas,
Havana, Cuba
02.05.2014
AP PHOTO/FRANKLIN REYES
Carmen Zamora, who plays
the part of Pachencho’s
widow in a mock funeral
known as the Burial of
Pachencho, sits under a
framed picture of Cuba’s
President Raul Castro as
she waits for the start of
the annual celebration. The
tradition was born on Feb.
5, 1984, when villagers
got the idea of putting
on a mock burial to mark
the end of local carnival
season. “Pachencho” is not
representative of any real
person, living or dead.