>Subject: [lace-chat] Re Bungee Jumping > >In message <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, Shirley ><[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes >>Well, what the hell *is* a pi�ata? >> >>Pi�ata's are very popular here now for children's parties where they are >>usually filled with sweets. >>Shirley in Corio Oz. > >We used to make them for international events (eg Thinking Day) at >Guides - basically, a papier mache shape (can't remember if that's spelt >right and the spell checker doesn't like this version!) moulded over a >balloon, brightly painted, which is filled with sweets and suspended >from something high up (or convenient sky-hook!). Children (usually) are >then encouraged to hit the Pi�ata with sticks in order to break it, and >release the sweets. Mayhem ensues....
Michigan is an agricultural state, and attracts lots of migrant labor, largely from Mexico, so we enjoy lots of small Mexican groceries around here. Some of these stores sell pi�atas that are apparently made out of concrete! At least, the last one I saw at a children's party had 20 or 30 children lining up, taking turns being blindfolded and whacking at it. I think they went through the line about three times before the rope finally broke and the child with the bat pulled off the blindfold and beat the thing to pieces. So -- the real Mexican pi�atas take a really *hard* hit. Lynn Carpenter in SW Michigan, USA alwen at i2k dot com To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace-chat [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
