Mexican Children's Party

21 December 2007

Today my Dad is 97yrs. old. A party is planned! I am so sorry to be missing it. However, we all sang and talked to him this morning by phone.

Yesterday a Nova Scotia couple gave this big party for "the poorest of the poor" children in our neighbourhood. Kerry, Meggie and I went to help. Some of the Mum's were there as well as one Granny. The children were so well behaved....so grateful...and beautiful. They ranged in ages from 4-19yrs. We played games. Then we fed the lot of them B-B-qued chicken, rice and veggies, tortillas and roasted potatoes. Then the pinatas came out! The candy and fruits were in a clay pot buried under layers of colourful paper decorations. There were two donkeys and one "traditional" seven pointed star-shaped one. The seven points represent the seven deadly sins! The candy inside the clay pot stands for the pleasures Satan offers us to attract us to the underworld. The blindfolded child represents blind faith, which is charged with destroying evil. The stick used to break the pinata is a symbol of Christian goodness.The breaking of the pinata symbolizes the triumph of good over evil. The shower of candy and fruit is indicative of the good life. And I used to think it was far too much violence for children and encouraged greed!! Shows what I knew!! So after all this activity it was time to give each child a gift package, more candy, popcorn and nuts to send them all home on a sugar high!! It was then time for us to have a cocktail!! Several in fact! Anyway, it was really good for my Granddaughter to see how these kids celebrate Christmas. Now I should really go Xmas. shopping. I've nothing done!

We wish you all happy Christmas preparations and remember to do the things you really enjoy doing at this busy season.