What is a Piñata?
Here is an attempt at explaining not only what a piñata is,
but also why they are an integral part to any party and/or celebration, & how to make them.
Within you'll find:
- Piñata History
- Piñatas my family has had in the past
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First of all, welcome.
I wanna introduces y'all to something near and dear to my family. A tradition that brings joy and laughter, wonder and a sense of fraternity to the world... Piñatas!!
Second of all, what the heck are they?
Piñatas are decorative containers filled with items, that are hung from an elevated point, and either hit with a stick, or pre-attached strings are pulled to release the content inside.
Originally, piñatas were decorative clay pots filled with fruits. This was eventually deemed dangerous.
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We once bought a Minnie Mouse piñata in Miami and found out the hard way that it had a clay pot inside. Let's just say... we had to apologise to a few parents.
These days, piñatas are made from cardboard, paper-mache, tissue paper, plastic, styrofoam, and other lightweight materials. And, you can find them in every corner of the Americas.
Unfortunately, piñatas do not exist all over the world. But, they are spreading thanks to movies, the internet, and people from the Americas moving overseas.
Piñatas interestingly enough started off in China. They were adopted by the Italians, named pignattas, and then brought to the Americas by the Spanish, and combined with an existing Mayan piñata-like tradition by Franciscan monks in Mexico.
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