Dia de los Muertos
Dia de los Muertos (Day of the Dead) is a two-day festival that takes place every November 1 and 2. Although most strongly identified with Mexico, Dia de los Muertos is celebrated throughout Latin America and everywhere with a Latino population, including the United States of America.
The day before Dia de los Muertos is Halloween. Four Cowabungas celebrated the hallowed day at Mar-A-Lawno where the wickets were festooned with pumpkin baskets and witches. In honor of the occasion, the black and orange balls were played. A lengthy playlist of themed songs had the players doing the Monster Mash, singing along with the Purple People Eater, Spooky, Witchy Woman, etc. To the song Thriller, Sticky did his shuffle and an odd moon walk.
Two rounds were played on the original course which was deeply green with thick grass, not too damp. Wind was not a factor. Just a bright, sunny but cold fall day. Sticky, Wick, Surferino and a costumed Mr. Wicket prefunqed. Sticky managed to botch his opening shot thereafter remaining well behind.
Perhaps it was luck, the costume or the prefunq, certainly not skill, Mr. Wicket won both rounds. In game one, a poisoned Surferino killed Wick at the starting wickets and would have had a short kill shot on poisoned Mr. Wicket but for his ball ricocheting off Wick and through the first wicket. Suicide one. In game two, poisoned Sticky attempted a kill shot on Mr. Wicket who tried to hide behind the tenth wicket. Sticky put his ball through the wicket committing suicide. Suicide two. Halloween became Dia de los Muertos much to Mr. Wicket’s amusement.
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