Later this day, people go to church where they receive cenizas in the form of a cross on their foreheads. There are bailes de enmarscarados y fiestas. Salsa music fills the air and there is dancing in the streets. People bombard each other with confetti - a few people even throw eggs and tomatoes. Then comes four days of desfiles, fiestas y bailes de enmascarados .
Children get in on the fun too.
They also enjoy throwing globos de agua which are sometimes filled with perfumed water. In Mexico the Carnaval celebrations are called carnestoladoes. Like many other Hispanics, Mexicans celebrate Carnaval with desfiles and bailes de enmascarados . They also dance in the streets to the music of the mariachi bands and attend bullfights.