The people in the funeral procession are dressed in black. The women pretend to cry as they walk to the river. When they reach the river, the sardina is thrown into the river or sometimes it is burned instead. Later this day, people go to church where they receive cenizas in the form of a cross on their foreheads. There are bailes de enmarscarados y fiestas.
Salsa music fills the air and there is dancing in the streets.
People bombard each other with confetti - a few people even throw eggs and tomatoes. Then comes four days of desfiles, fiestas y bailes de enmascarados . Children get in on the fun too. They also enjoy throwing globos de agua which are sometimes filled with perfumed water. In Mexico the Carnaval celebrations are called carnestoladoes.