This
paper-mache pi-ata (peen-YAH-tuh) is full of candy.
Some children, even infants, were dressed head-to-toe in red outfits, replete with bull-horned caps, while a number of vehicles were transformed into giant
paper-mache bulls.
A herd of lowing cattle, whimsically created by hanging large
paper-mache heads from the actor's rear ends, are charmed into singing a passage from Gonoud's opera Faust in French.
Amongst some of the spectacles, the film features include giant
paper-mache bulls and a massive flaming castle.
Frank - the bizarre first trailer for which recently appeared online - is the darkly comic tale of young wannabe musician who joins a band of eccentric pop musicians led by a enigmatic singer - played by Oscarnominated heart-throb Michael Fassbender - who keeps his identity hidden underneath a giant
paper-mache head at all times.
Aside from floats from local businesses and educational institutions, the parade also featured riotous street dancers,
paper-mache giants, local employees and barangay officials, and other sociocivic organizations.
The Frank 'drought' is over, as the sharp-suited
paper-mache head prepares for shows at Southport Theatre and the Theatre Royal, St Helens.
Christmas in July means
paper-mache: Children in the Oakridge-Westfir area have been working since July 8 to make
paper-mache ornaments for America's Holiday Tree, which will come from the Umpqua National Forest and land in the nation's capitol at Christmastime.
(If you don't know how to make
paper-mache, ask a librarian to help you find a book with directions.)