Monday, April 18, 2011
Cascarones
We are all ready for Easter with a few new traditions:
Many cultures have a tradition of colored eggs, especially around Easter. In Mexico it's common to see colored eggs thrown at fiestas during carnaval, just before lent. They're not hard boiled like the eggs in the US Easter egg tradition. Instead they're eggs that have been hollowed out and have a surprise filling - called cascarones. It's a tradition that's said to originate in Italy, when men would toss hollow eggs filled with perfume at women they were attracted to. In Mexico, you can still see this behavior among young men and women.
Who's gonna come clean up?
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What did you fill them with???
ReplyDeleteThey are filled with confetti, lots and lots of confetti.
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