¡Viva Carnaval!

Feb 10-12 were three days of crazy fun. The days before Ash Wednesday Ecuas celebrate their version of Carnaval by throwing whatever they can find at each other. This holiday (yes, they get two work days off for this) is essentially a nation wide water fight where you play at your own risk or stay indoors. 

This is what happens at the end of carnaval:

So what brings you to the floor, and potentially injured, during caranaval? 

Allow me to present the top ten carnaval guidelines.

#1. A water device or weapon is a must. Or you will be destroyed.

#2. Painting people´s faces against their will is a primary tactic of the games.

#3. Friends must turn on each other to survive.

 #4. Wrestling moves are allowed by one or both parties. 

#5. Guards make excellent allies.

 #6. There are no time-outs, not even to take a picture.

 #7. People will attack from behind.

 

 #8. Bannanas will not be consumed, they will be used to attack the face.

#9. Pools get destroyed.

#10. If the enemy is under two years of age, let them strike. Its adorable.

 Group shots:

with my kids at refuerzo

with the youth group at Cropus Cristi Church