This is Art 101 (not really a class) and I’m Professor Lise (not really a professor). I’ll be bringing you stories of art that explains the boring parts the controversial parts and just the parts you don’t understand.
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Piñatas: the hollow containers that are usually filled with candy, hung from the ceiling and obliterated by your drunk uncle at your sixth birthday party.
We most often associate them with Mexico. Piñata literally means “jug” or “pot” and it’s always been a way of smashing stuff to celebrate and make it rain with candy.
But depending on who you ask, the piñata comes from a lot of different places.
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