The piñata is a brightly-colored paper container shaped as an animal/any figurine, and filled with candy and toys, popular within the Mexican culture during birthdays, Christmas and Easter. The Spanish word, piñata, comes from the Italian word pignatta, meaning a pinecone-shaped clay pot or, pigna meaning pinecone.
The piñata probably originates from the Aztecs. They made decorated clay pots representing a thunderstorm for the rain god, Tlaloc. When the pot was struck, it represented thunder and the flow of water represented a downpour of rain.
This is just researched origins as they are assumed to originate from the Aztecs as there are other various assumptions regarding its origins.
Next time you throw a birthday party, try and spice things up with your very own piñata.
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