Mark Saturday April 18th down now for your visit to the 2nd Annual Mermaids and Pirates Extravaganza in Shrimp Plaza. This year promises to be a very special day because Russ and Naomi have located a phenomenal Cajun Zydeco Blues band called the “Bayou Brothers!”
The Piñata has a deep historic meaning and actually dates back over 700 years to Asia-where they invented paper—when Marco Polo discovered them being used for celebrations with bright colors and elaborate decorations.
By the time they arrived in Spain, the Catholics had figured out how to use the design and the game of bursting the Piñata as a method of religious conversion. Piñatas were made with seven pointed, brightly colored cones around a clay center representing the seven deadly sins…