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Traditions of Piñata

Every country has its own unique traditions of celebrating important events. Being passionate [treats|confetti|festival goers|papier-mache|wooden stick|blindfolded|sugarcane|culture], Mexicans brought back to life the tradition of breaking a piñata at their children's birthdays.

Piñata is a [wooden stick|papier-mache|festival goers|confetti|blindfolded|sugarcane|treats|culture] or carton container filled with candy, nuts and [papier-mache|confetti|festival goers|wooden stick|blindfolded|sugarcane|treats|culture]. Today it comes in all shapes and sizes, with many cartoon characters known to many children. This unusual toy is hung on a tree on a string and every participant of this funny game should hit the piñata with a [festival goers|papier-mache|sugarcane|confetti|wooden stick|blindfolded|treats|culture]. Each contestant is usually [sugarcane|confetti|papier-mache|blindfolded|festival goers|wooden stick|treats|culture]. The one who manages to break the piñata is a winner. Usually, all the sweets are shared among the participants of the game.

Traditionally in Mexico, at Christmas, piñatas are filled with fruit and candies such as guavas, oranges, pieces of [confetti|sugarcane|papier-mache|festival goers|wooden stick|blindfolded|treats|culture] and wrapped candies.

The idea of breaking a carton container filled with [festival goers|treats|papier-mache|confetti|wooden stick|sugarcane|blindfolded|culture] came to Europe in the XIV century. The word "piñata" came from the Italian word "pignatta", meaning a cooking pot. The Spanish brought the European tradition to Mexico.

Today, the piñata is an essential part of Mexican [sugarcane|festival goers|papier-mache|culture|confetti|wooden stick|blindfolded|treats] as well as in the countries of Latin America and the United States.