About Piñatas
Players would then take part in the piñata 'game'. To 'play'
they were first blindfolded to represent blind faith, and then given
a stick - symbolizing goodness - to break the piñata. Then
when the piñatas 'treasures' fell to the ground these little
gifts were said to represent faith in goodness and shared amongst
the other players - the moral being that good always conquers evil.
Today piñatas are typically made of paper or paper maché
and, as well as the traditional star and donkey, are widely available
in lots of other different shapes, colors and sizes so making it
easy to tie them to a party theme, party colors or to a celebration
- perhaps a birthday party, a baby or bridal shower, a wedding,
Fourth of July, Cinco De Mayo, La Posada, Easter, Halloween or Christmas.
They're also usually hung from a solid tree branch, or similar,
at the right height for those taking part in the piñata game,
and designed to be broken with a stick (a busting stick); but if
kids are playing you may prefer to buy a pull-string piñata.
This typically has several strings attached but only one string
opens the piñata releasing its little gifts - don't forget
you can also buy pull string or ribbon converter kits.
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