Why does Spain bury a sardine to mark the start of Lent?

Feb 18, 2026 - 23:00

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Why does Spain bury a sardine to mark the start of Lent?

Every carnival season in Spain, mock funeral parades with weeping widows take place for the ceremonial burial of a fish.

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