Video. Celebrating Life and Death: Havana’s Annual Mock Funeral Tradition

This yearly custom, generally known as the “Wake for Pachencho,” encompasses a native one that, whereas alive, turns into the middle of a mock funeral. Fueled by rum, Herrera climbed right into a coffin, celebrated with drums, trumpets, and dancing. Regardless of Cuba’s financial disaster, the neighborhood preserved the custom, mixing celebration and spirituality in a singular show of life and dying.