![]() ![]() But even on the crumbling walls there were the memories of rage left by the Mexican Revolution of 1910. They crept in from the property lines, inching forward to retake the land. This broken-down old property in the mountains of Chiapas was being swallowed by the surrounding tropical forests of the area. Years ago, I was around ten years old on a trip to Chiapas in the south of Mexico, to visit a banged up old hacienda where my father had been born. Let me first frame a little about my personal journey. In this research the truth came far more horrifying than I could ever imagine… That is the origin for the big idea behind Piñata. I literally peeled things about its history of where the piñata tradition comes from and how the rituals became what they are today. How can this object of pure adrenaline and joy have such a dark history? ![]() To have that rush of joy in that moment that the candy cascades and everyone jumps to grab it like a bizarre wrestling match. Piñatas can be seen as a symbol of hiding joy in plain sight. As kids we sang the piñata song and banged those colorful objects in anger and violence to access that joy. ![]()
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