In the parish of Buxán (O Bolo), carnival masks are distinguished by their conical wicker headdresses (puchos), decorated with tinsel, Christmas ornaments, colorful ribbons, flowers, and dolls. Scholars believe these decorations were originally symbols of fertility. Some, like Mariño Ferro, see parallels with the hoods worn by Inquisition and Holy Week penitents, though these did not appear in Galicia until the 1940s. While the masks were once carved from wood, they are now industrially produced.

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