Violet Crown Posted April 21, 2014 Share Posted April 21, 2014 And where are you? I'm curious about the geographical spread of this tradition. Bonus points if you make your own. (We don't, though I keep meaning to.) We're in central Texas, and I will be sweeping up confetti for a week. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Butter Posted April 21, 2014 Share Posted April 21, 2014 Yup. San Antonio, so no shock there. The library had a class on how to make your own last week. I considered going. You can buy them by the dozen in egg cartons at the grocery store here. I never heard of them before moving here. I grew up in MD and lived in VA for a while. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maize Posted April 21, 2014 Share Posted April 21, 2014 Nope, I don't even know what they are. I've lived many places including Texas, but my family background is mostly Utah and Idaho. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MeAndTheBoys Posted April 21, 2014 Share Posted April 21, 2014 A lady brought us some last year, but I had never heard of them. They were fun for the 5 seconds it took to break them--maybe we missed the point? Betsy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
amyco Posted April 21, 2014 Share Posted April 21, 2014 I remember having them when I lived in Tucson in high school, but I thought they were just decorative. My family didn't make them but they were sold at a festival there in the fall. The ones we had were decorated egg shells glued into a decorated cone-shaped paper holder. We never broke them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Onceuponatime Posted April 21, 2014 Share Posted April 21, 2014 Dh is from San Antonio and has told us about this tradition from when he was young. He also said it was common to get dyed baby chicks. Unfortunately, when he was very young he didn't understand what was going on and tried to hit someone over the head with a baby chick the same way that you would with a cascarone. The chick died and he is still remorseful. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elfgivas Posted April 21, 2014 Share Posted April 21, 2014 we did them outside, too. its a new tradition for us - this is the second year. we are in the high desert of SoCal. i am going to give the wind a week, and then have the dc sweep. (i am still in a brace, so no sweeping for me ;). and in the meantime, we can enjoy the splash of colour, which delights all of us! ann Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris in VA Posted April 21, 2014 Share Posted April 21, 2014 We used to, at our private school's fun fair (in the spring). Dallas, TX. Parents would make them and many families would contribute their dozen, so maybe 50 dozen, and then the school would sell them for a quarter. What fun! What a mess! :laugh: Great $maker, too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheReader Posted April 21, 2014 Share Posted April 21, 2014 We had them, at MIL's house. We have told her that she can always host Easter as none of the rest of us care for the clean-up :) Although she did reveal that they just use a leaf-blower on the patio and let the confetti dissolve into the grass, so in that case.....maybe we would host sometime. We are on the TX Gulf Coast; dh is Hispanic. I'd never heard of them before him. We used to make our own when our boys were younger (pre-Brazil) but this year we bought them; less than $2/dozen, can't beat that. The tradition in his family is to crack them on people's heads -- we had our youngest wear a hat and advised family to please crack the egg & sprinkle the confetti on youngest son's head (over the hat), as this is his first year (that he's old enough to remember) participating, as we were not in the US for Easter for the past 6 years. He has sensory issues anyway, so we will ease him into the tradition slowly. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xuzi Posted April 21, 2014 Share Posted April 21, 2014 I'd never even heard of them before this thread, so no, we didn't have any. lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lolly Posted April 21, 2014 Share Posted April 21, 2014 No. And it sounds like I am glad. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SproutMamaK Posted April 21, 2014 Share Posted April 21, 2014 Nope, I had to google them to know what on earth you were talking about. I'm Canadian, though, so no surprises there. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HS Mom in NC Posted April 21, 2014 Share Posted April 21, 2014 Yes. I'm in the greater PHX area. We made 6 dozen of our own and bought 4 more dozen ready made at the local Walmart. The kids throw them at each other out in the grass. Since they're full of tissue paper confetti, it will be mowed into the lawn with no trouble. One round of irrigation and they'll decompose quickly. We also do traditional Ukrainian egg dyeing (a wax resist process with special, intense dyes) on raw eggs and the typical grocery store dyes for hard boiled eggs. There were also plastic eggs with candies. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Violet Crown Posted April 21, 2014 Author Share Posted April 21, 2014 So cascarones seem to exist in Texas, Arizona, and southern California. I wonder if expat Texans brought them out to the west coast? Yup. San Antonio, so no shock there. The library had a class on how to make your own last week. I considered going. You can buy them by the dozen in egg cartons at the grocery store here. Yes, my enthusiasm for making them at home is greatly dampened by the guy selling them for a dollar a carton at the intersection. They were fun for the 5 seconds it took to break them--maybe we missed the point? The fun is in the chase. :D Dh is from San Antonio and has told us about this tradition from when he was young. He also said it was common to get dyed baby chicks. Unfortunately, when he was very young he didn't understand what was going on and tried to hit someone over the head with a baby chick the same way that you would with a cascarone. The chick died and he is still remorseful. Good gravy. Poor guy! Oh, and to comment about the sweeping.... We only do them outside. (Lol)We smash them outside too, but then everyone comes in with hair full of confetti.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alessandra Posted April 21, 2014 Share Posted April 21, 2014 This is new to me.I looked up a 'how to' on them, but I would like to know if there is a symbolic meaning behind the eggs and something about the history. I gather it's a Mexican tradition. We are in NJ, and they are not up here, at least not that I have seen personally. We used to, at our private school's fun fair (in the spring). Dallas, TX. Parents would make them and many families would contribute their dozen, so maybe 50 dozen, and then the school would sell them for a quarter. What fun! What a mess! :laugh: Great $maker, too. What a good idea. I could suggest it to my (Episcopal) church up here in NJ. Btw, I thought you were in Virginia, at an old Episcopal parish, or am I totally mixed up? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OhanaBee Posted April 21, 2014 Share Posted April 21, 2014 When we lived in the West we did. And for a few years I had my mil ship a box back to us for dd's birthdays [all around Easter time]. I kept meaning to try and make them on my own....but only remembered when it was really too late. I really miss my little girls who used to chase each other around with confetti going everywhere. <sigh> :crying: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marbel Posted April 21, 2014 Share Posted April 21, 2014 I remember these from a friend's church festival in San Jose, CA in the 1980s. Fun! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AFwife Claire Posted April 21, 2014 Share Posted April 21, 2014 We had them yesterday (we are in Northern VA), but only because my friend brought them! Her mother-in-law is Hispanic (from Texas), and she sent my friend some, and my friend made some more as well. They are a big mess, but fun! My girls did not love having all that confetti in their hair though, LOL. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Truscifi Posted April 21, 2014 Share Posted April 21, 2014 No, and I've never heard of them either. I live in FL now, but have lived in various southeastern states. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big Buckin' Longhorn Posted April 21, 2014 Share Posted April 21, 2014 We did a BUNCH of cascarones. We love them. I'm in Central Texas (Austin area) and my spouse is Hispanic, so it's practically mandatory, LOL. We do them outside. Even our dog likes to play with them! Fun! Fun! Fun! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nrg Posted April 21, 2014 Share Posted April 21, 2014 Yes. We make them and live happily on California's beautiful central coast. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
craftyerin Posted April 21, 2014 Share Posted April 21, 2014 Yep! I'm in New Orleans, but we are Texans (hope to be back there soon!). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thescrappyhomeschooler Posted April 22, 2014 Share Posted April 22, 2014 Never heard of them. I'm in Ohio. They look cool, though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chiguirre Posted April 22, 2014 Share Posted April 22, 2014 Sort of. In Venezuela kids throw real eggs, flour bombs and water balloons during Carnaval (Mardi Gras). I like the cascarones a whole lot better. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alessandra Posted April 22, 2014 Share Posted April 22, 2014 Sort of. In Venezuela kids throw real eggs, flour bombs and water balloons during Carnaval (Mardi Gras). I like the cascarones a whole lot better. But it sounds easier to clean up than Holi -- the Hindu festival when people get covered with dye. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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