A large group is gathered around the registration table. Groups of family and friends are talking, laughing, catching up on the latest news, and knocking eggs. Then starts the T-toddler contest for children under eight. Their prizes will be baskets of Easter candy. A few adults are still scrambling to get their eggs registered.
Brent calls out for numbers one through forty to line up on the steps.
Mike is checking the eggs, making sure everyone is there, helping people find the knocking partners. If your eggs are not cracked, pair up with the next person in line and continue knocking. If you are finished knocking, please move off the steps. Soon there will be a winner, and a great, fun tradition continues in Marksville. This article first appeared in the 1989 Louisiana Folklife Festival booklet.