{"id":247629,"date":"2022-01-03T15:16:50","date_gmt":"2022-01-03T20:16:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/en\/?p=247629"},"modified":"2022-01-03T15:16:50","modified_gmt":"2022-01-03T20:16:50","slug":"the-year-burned-with-a-face-mask","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/en\/cuba\/the-year-burned-with-a-face-mask\/","title":{"rendered":"The year burned with a face mask"},"content":{"rendered":"

After such a disastrous 2021 around the world and, in particular <\/span>in Cuba<\/span><\/a>, it was not surprising that many wanted to set it on fire on its last day.<\/span><\/p>\n

The pandemic and the economic crisis marked the year just ended on the island, and prompted many to celebrate with enthusiasm in its closing hours and to put more effort than ever to one of the <\/span>traditions for the date<\/span><\/a>: symbolically burning the old year.<\/span><\/p>\n

Of course, it was not exactly 2021 that the flames consumed, but a doll that represented it. Or, actually, many dolls, made of cloth or wadding, stuffed with newspapers, dressed in ragged clothes, with a cap or hat, a cigar and the bottle that cannot be absent at New Year\u2019s Eve parties. And this time, in addition, and like the previous year, also with a face mask, although some undisciplined effigies did without that garment.<\/span><\/p>\n