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| Karla dishing-up the Salpicon |
I went to a birthday party tonight with Karla, the lady he showed me how to get to the temple last night. The birthday party was for her nephew, but it was still fun. We had dinner and the kids all played on a brinca-brinca (inflatable bouncy castle, too bad we don't have a catchy word to describe that like in Spanish).
For dinner, the kids had corn dogs while the adults had refried beans, Salpicon (a dish with shredded meat, avocados, and other veggies), and a pasta salad. It was really good.
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| Making the wish and blowing out the candle |
When it came time for cake, everyone sang Las Mananitas (The Mexican Happy Birthday Song). I don't know all the words, but I found the lyrics online, so I've added them here:
Estas son las mañanitas, que cantaba el Rey David,
Hoy por ser día de tu santo, te las cantamos a ti,
Despierta, mi bien, despierta, mira que ya amaneció,
Ya los pajarillos cantan, la luna ya se metió.
Que linda está la mañana en que vengo a saludarte,
Venimos todos con gusto y placer a felicitarte,
Ya viene amaneciendo, ya la luz del día nos dio,
Levántate de mañana, mira que ya amaneció.
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After the Mordida, see the bite in the upper,
left-hand corner and the cake on the
birthday-boy's face? |
After singing that song, everyone started shouting "Mordida!" I guess every year on your birthday, you get the first bite of cake . . . literally. That means that you actually take a bite from the cake. And during that time, everyone else tries to shove your face into the cake.
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