Carnaval is celebrated by kids in San Miguel with egg smashing.  The eggs are brightly colored eggshells filled with confetti, powder, and/or glitter.  The hole in the egg is closed with glued on tissue paper.  Kids, with bags of these eggs, gleefully chase each other around and smash them on each other's heads.  Sometimes adults get eggs smashed on their noggins too.  This happens all over town, but especially in the Jardin where parents, grandparents, and observers sit on the park benches while kids, from toddlers to teenagers, do the egg smashing.

I have noticed that kids here are very well behaved whether it is having fun smashing eggs or attending other  public events.  Kids of all ages get along without whining, complaining, pouting, fussing, or acting out. It is also nice to see families of several generations enjoying outings together.











The pavement is littered with colorful bits of eggshell and confetti.



All around the edge of the Jardin are vendors selling bags of eggs, colorful flowers and cute clowns made of crepe paper.