Oak Forest HS Students Learn Tradition of Cascarones

Oak Forest High School Spanish II Honors students Tara Neylon, Alexandra Tattas, Hannah Zarembski, Nicole Merino, Emma Cooke, Peyton Giuseffi, Jack Dukelow and Nicole Thomas hold up their cascarones that they learned about in class.

Oak Forest High School Spanish teacher Mr. John Stevens said, “Cascarones or confetti eggs are festive, hollowed-out chicken eggs filled with confetti or small toys.” Although they started out as a way for men to get an attractive woman’s attention, they are now used in celebration of Easter and other special occasions like birthdays, weddings, Cinco de Mayo, and more.

“In Spanish, cáscara means shell and cascarón means eggshell. Cascarones are common throughout Latin American and are similar to the Easter eggs popular in many other countries. Having a cascarón broken over one’s head is said to bring good luck,” said Stevens. Students crushed the cascarones over each other’s heads in order to shower them with confetti.