Carnaval in Mazatlán / King of Bad Humor

Photos by Jeff Robbins and Stan Huston
February 2002

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King of Bad Humor

One of the parades is dedicated to the person who has the "Bad Humor" of the year. They select someone to burn an effigy. The main float is decorated with a coffin, rats, and flames. The parade wound it's way through the old town and ends up at a spot where they hang the effigy from lamp posts in the street and light it.