Celebrating south county history at Rancho Days – Orange County Register

Youngsters are being instructed how to make small baskets of plants during the Rancho Days Fiesta held at Heritage Hill Historical Park in Lake Forest on Saturday 6, 2023. The annual family-friendly event celebrates the history of ranch life and Native American culture with performances, exhibits, piñata breaking, crafts and more. (Photo by Frank D’Amato, Contributing Photographer)

Dancers from Grupo Folklorico Revolucion bring young children on stage to teach them the steps and the art of the dance during the Rancho Days Fiesta held at Heritage Hill Historical Park in Lake Forest on Saturday 6, 2023. The annual family-friendly event celebrates the history of ranch life and Native American culture with performances, exhibits, piñata breaking, crafts and more. (Photo by Frank D’Amato, Contributing Photographer)

Quincy Lin, 7, works to create an arrowhead, grinding stone to shape during the Rancho Days Fiesta held at Heritage Hill Historical Park in Lake Forest on Saturday 6, 2023. The annual family-friendly event celebrates the history of ranch life and Native American culture with performances, exhibits, piñata breaking, crafts and more. (Photo by Frank D’Amato, Contributing Photographer)

Beatriz Sanchez instructs and helps a young family make fresh tortillas in order to help perpetuate the art during the Rancho Days Fiesta held at Heritage Hill Historical Park in Lake Forest on Saturday 6, 2023. The annual family-friendly event celebrates the history of ranch life and Native American culture with performances, exhibits, piñata breaking, crafts and more. (Photo by Frank D’Amato, Contributing Photographer)

Victoria Gurrola, 9, makes an Adobe brick while her mother, Martina, helps her younger sister, Elena, 2, with her creation during the Rancho Days Fiesta held at Heritage Hill Historical Park in Lake Forest on Saturday 6, 2023. The annual family-friendly event celebrates the history of ranch life and Native American culture with performances, exhibits, piñata breaking, crafts and more. (Photo by Frank D’Amato, Contributing Photographer)

Roberta Brubaker demonstrates while explaining the art of spinning yarn at the Rancho Days Fiesta held at Heritage Hill Historical Park in Lake Forest on Saturday 6, 2023. The annual family-friendly event celebrates the history of ranch life and Native American culture with performances, exhibits, piñata breaking, crafts and more. (Photo by Frank D’Amato, Contributing Photographer)

A dancer with Grupo Folklorico Revolucion performs on stage during the Rancho Days Fiesta held at Heritage Hill Historical Park in Lake Forest on Saturday 6, 2023. The annual family-friendly event celebrates the history of ranch life and Native American culture with performances, exhibits, piñata breaking, crafts and more. (Photo by Frank D’Amato, Contributing Photographer)

Zelda Fairchild, 7, takes a whack at the piñata hoping to break and release the candy treats inside during the Rancho Days Fiesta held at Heritage Hill Historical Park in Lake Forest on Saturday 6, 2023. The annual family-friendly event celebrates the history of ranch life and Native American culture with performances, exhibits, piñata breaking, crafts and more. (Photo by Frank D’Amato, Contributing Photographer)

A member of the “Hermanos Banuelos Charro Team” performs with a black Andalusian for the audience during the Rancho Days Fiesta held at Heritage Hill Historical Park in Lake Forest on Saturday 6, 2023. The annual family-friendly event celebrates the history of ranch life and Native American culture with performances, exhibits, piñata breaking, crafts and more. (Photo by Frank D’Amato, Contributing Photographer)

Baac Garcia, a Tohono O’odham, does a Fancy War Dance for the audience during the Rancho Days Fiesta held at Heritage Hill Historical Park in Lake Forest on Saturday 6, 2023. The annual family-friendly event celebrates the history of ranch life and Native American culture with performances, exhibits, piñata breaking, crafts and more. (Photo by Frank D’Amato, Contributing Photographer)

Emma Spring, 9, has her picture taken by her father Shawn while she sits on a Quarter Horse, and her twin sister Olivia watches during the Rancho Days Fiesta held at Heritage Hill Historical Park in Lake Forest on Saturday 6, 2023. The annual family-friendly event celebrates the history of ranch life and Native American culture with performances, exhibits, piñata breaking, crafts and more. (Photo by Frank D’Amato, Contributing Photographer)

A young child watches Native American dance performed on stage during the Rancho Days Fiesta held at Heritage Hill Historical Park in Lake Forest on Saturday 6, 2023. The annual family-friendly event celebrates the history of ranch life and Native American culture with performances, exhibits, piñata breaking, crafts and more. (Photo by Frank D’Amato, Contributing Photographer)

Luciano De La Hoya, 15, with the Hermanos Banuelos Charro Team does a trick jumping through his lasso during the Rancho Days Fiesta held at Heritage Hill Historical Park in Lake Forest on Saturday 6, 2023. The annual family-friendly event celebrates the history of ranch life and Native American culture with performances, exhibits, piñata breaking, crafts and more. (Photo by Frank D’Amato, Contributing Photographer)

Paul Cardon, 3, has a fire breathing dragon painted on his face by Chantel with ARTovator during the Rancho Days Fiesta held at Heritage Hill Historical Park in Lake Forest on Saturday 6, 2023. The annual family-friendly event celebrates the history of ranch life and Native American culture with performances, exhibits, piñata breaking, crafts and more. (Photo by Frank D’Amato, Contributing Photographer)