Monday, February 23, 2009

Pinata

Yesterday was a big festival in Denmark where everyone under the age of ten beats the crap out of a barrel that is supposed to have a black cat in it. The barrel just has a picture of a black cat and a fuckload of candy. The ritual is a million years old and used to be a way of warding off evil spirits. It's got something to do with Lent too.

Having never hit a pinata before, I wonder why North Americans are such safety conscious lame asses. It looks like a lot of fun.


1 comment:

Anonymous said...

How many times do people need to get whacked in the nuts to think, hey maybe I should not hold this pinata while kids/people swing at it with a wooden stick with all their might.

Barnesy