We were at church today and I was told that it is traditional for hispanics to celebrate this most holy of days by – you guessed it – bashing in pinatas! Argh! That’s all well and good for them to do in Catholic places like Mexico, but the reason it came up today is because my church was having a pinata party after the service! I couldn’t believe it! And they wanted us all to bring our kids to whack at the pinata while we had donuts and coffee.
Its bad enough that these horrible things have invaded birthday celebrations, but now they’re desecrating the resurrection of our Savior with it.
I informed the pastor that if the church ever had another pinata themed event I would be switching churches.
At an early age, I was the victim of Pinata violence. People laughed, they thought I was overreacting. There is nothing funny about being hit with a stick, a bat, a hockey stick… I can finally start the healing process now that I’ve found this site.
THANK YOU AND YOU WILL ALWAYS BE IN MY PRAYERS.
i do think you are overreacting by tainting our churches wit your foolishness cuz of your own neglagence
You (and everyone who supports you) are a bunch of idiots. Focus on real problems, not pinatas.
Jesus, you’re so retarded it’s hard to even comprehend.
Love,
Ben.
Hope your Pastor said “Don’t let the door hit ya, where the good Lord split ya”, which, in your case, is your head. When your daughter hit you, it knocked you permanently senseless (or, maybe you were an idiot before)
Pinatas have a religious significance. “The original piñata was shaped like a star with seven points. The points represented the seven deadly sins, and the bright colors of the piñata symbolize temptation. The blindfold represents faith and the stick is virtue or the will to overcome sin. The candies and other goodies inside the piñata are the riches of the kingdom of heaven. Thus teaching that with faith and virtue one could overcome sin and receive all the rewards of heaven.” They are used in the holiday Las Posadas. And do you think that there aren’t any Catholic people in the US? I’m Catholic–and NOT Hispanic–this is very offensive.
Quoted portion from http://gomexico.about.com/od/glossary/p/pinata.htm