PREVIEW

A member of the Sardine brotherhood holds in his hand a banner with the image of the painting ''The Burial of the Sardine'' painted by Francisco de Goya in 1814, during the celebration of the Burial of the Sardine parade that toured the streets of Madrid . The Burial of the Sardine festivity is a funeral procession that is celebrated every Ash Wednesday, to say goodbye to the carnival week and dates back to the 18th century and marks the forty days prior to the arrival of Holy Week.