The Italian word pignatta became, in our idiom, in piñata. The term refers to a container whose interior houses toys and treats, and that is broken in the framework of a celebration so that the assistants can take its content.
The piñata usually has a cardboard frame, decorated with papier-mâché and various ornamentation. It can also be a balloon. It is usually hung from the ceiling so that someone, with the help of a pin or a stick, can break it and allow the prizes to fall on the guests at the event. party. It is common for the person in charge of breaking the piñata to have their eyes covered by a bandage, which makes the game more fun.
If the piñata is a great balloonTo break it, a sharp object is used, such as a pin. For piñatas made from other materials, there are two main ways to open them: by pulling a rope or handle placed on its structure for this purpose; hitting it with a stick, such as a baseball bat.
The Explorer Marco Polo discovered piñatas in their crossings for China. In the Asian giant, the story goes, they were used to celebrate the arrival of a new year. In their European and, later, American versions, piñatas began to be used in religious ceremonies. Today, piñatas are often used in children’s birthday parties.
The first piñatas took on the appearance of a seven pointed star, representing the deadly sins. By breaking the piñata, the individual showed that he could impose himself on said sins, defeating them, while the fall of the prizes from the heights symbolized the treasures of the kingdom of heaven that the person received.
Today, piñatas have lost their religious condition in many countries, adopting animal, abstract and other forms.
Long live Piñata
In 2006, a videogame titled Long live Piñata, developed by Rare, a British company known mainly for its greatest hits from the 90s, when it worked exclusively for Nintendo. The basic objective of the game is to protect a garden from animals that look like piñatas.
At the beginning of the story, we are presented with the Piñata Island, where a famous gardener explains that his plants They have been destroyed by Professor Pester, who in this way tries to take revenge for an ancient conflict between them. To fulfill his evil plan, Pester sends his minions, who spoil everything in their path.
As players, our mission is to take care of said garden, sowing a great diversity of plants and creating ponds. On the other hand, we must also attract new animals and get them to decide to stay in the garden. To carry out these and other tasks, we will receive the help of various characters, as well as prizes that the gardener will give us as we reach different goals.
Throughout the game, not only will we have to make an effort to rebuild the garden from the sorry state in which we received it, but to get the piñatas that visit it to decide to stay and reproduce, it is necessary that we comply with certain requirements, different in each case.
Long live Piñata it also featured a version for PC and another for Nintendo DS. The latter, called «Pocket paradise»(«Pocket paradise«) Presents various changes. First, the use of the touch screen makes the controls much more intuitive than in its home console delivery; In addition, thanks to having two screens, it is possible to show the game space as well as detailed contextual information, very useful throughout the adventure.
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