Decorated eggs are a traditional part of the Easter season.In Mexico, cascarones are similar to the Easter eggs, which are popular in many countries.“Cascarone” simply means “eggshell” in Spanish.But in Mexico, cascarones are eggshells filled with confetti, that is, very small colored paper.
It is not known where exactly cascarones came from, but many people believed they were first brought from Asia to Italy by the explorer Marco Polo.These eggs were given as gifts and were often filled with perfumed powder.The custom traveled from Italy to Spain and was finally brought to Mexico in the mid-1800s by the wife of Emperor Maximilian.
To make a cascarone, ask an adult to use a knife to carefully make a small hole in the top of a fresh egg.Let the insides pour into a bowl.When the egg is empty, wash the shell carefully and let it dry.Keep the shells in a safe place until you are ready to decorate them.
Before your celebration, dye(染色)the shells and carefully decorate them with paint.When the design is dry, use a small spoon to fill the egg with small pieces of colored paper.Paper is then glued over the hole to keep the confetti inside.
Hide your cascarones outside the house on Easter Day.When a child finds a cascarone, he or she runs up to a friend or a family member and breaks it over his or her head.According to tradition, a confetti shower brings good luck to both the one who breaks the shell and the one above whose head it is broken.
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What is the passage mainly about?
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Cascarone is a traditional celebration of Easter in Mexico.
B.
How to make a cascarone.
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How to celebrate Easter.
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Cascarones bring good luck in Easter.
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From the passage, we can infer that ________.
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Cascarone is a Spanish word.
B.
People often hide cascarones both in and outside the house.
C.
Whoever finds a cascarone will certainly get good luck.
D.
Decorated eggs are popular all over the world.
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In Mexico, people often fill an eggshell with ________.