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TEXAS TROOP CELEBRATES CULTURAL HERITAGE THIS EASTER The girls of San Antonio Troop TX0334, chartered through Calvary Hills Baptist Church, celebrated Easter with a morning of casarone crafting! A cascarón is a hollowed-out chicken egg filled with confetti, typically decorated in cheerful colors. Cascarónes are common throughout Mexico and are similar to Easter eggs. In Mexico they are generally used during Carnival, but in American and Mexican border towns, the cultures have combined to make them a popular Easter tradition! The goal is to try to sneak up behind someone and break a cascarón over their head, sending confetti everywhere! It’s a wonderfully 12 | AMERICAN HERITAGE GIRLS
messy and joyful game—one thoroughly enjoyed by girls and leaders alike! “I like making them because it’s like making an Easter toy. We sneak up on each other, break the cascarón on each other’s head and then say, ‘Happy Easter! I love you!’ If you’re not sneaky enough, you end up chasing the other person to get them with the cascarón. By the end of the day, everyone’s hair is full of confetti. It’s a lot of fun! I like seeing the reaction of the other person when I get them. We do the same thing during Fiesta time here in San Antonio,” said Christalina, an Explorer.
