Jesus is Like a Piñata

I came upon this thought of Jesus is like a Piñata....

Weird and random...

I did live in the USA for sometime and was exposed to this "Piñata"; well because I had a couple of friends who are Mexican in race.

Piñata that I knew off was played in parties and it was so much fun.

We hang the Piñata on an elevated position like on a tree branch or pipe or somewhere and then the people are given a stick and blindfolded as well. So then we try to whack this Piñata while musics are on and people shouting while you try to whack it open.

The best part was where it cracked open and many stuffs fell to the ground. It may contain stuffs like candies, chocolate bars, and many more.

So then it really made sense that Jesus is like a Piñata.

We as humans tends to do bad stuffs namely as "Sin". and this Sin is like us whacking Jesus. Which well humans did when they crucified Jesus and if we look upon the movie "Passion of The Christ" we did some horrific stuffs to Jesus.

Then when Jesus died on the Cross is like the Piñata being whacked open and split open.

Where are the candies, treats, and other great happy stuffs that we receive when we whack a piñata.

There are actually lots of it.
1. Salvation is numero uno.
2. Blessings from God
3. Grace from God
and for real many many more.

Then I researched about piñatas. There are actually religious factor behind the concept of piñata.

I just want to discuss about the Mexican Catholic tradition of it... for the rest of the stuffs, you can try to google it.

Ref: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pi%C3%B1ata

1. The Mexican Catholic interpretation of the piñata describes the struggle of man against temptation. The seven points represent the seven deadly sins. 
2. The pot represents evil and the seasonal fruit and candy inside the temptations of evil. 
3. The person with the stick is blindfolded to represent faith. 
4. The turning and the singing and shouting represent the disorientation that temptation creates. 
5. In some traditions, the participant is turned thirty three times, one for each year of Christ's life. 
6. These interpretations were given to the piñata for catechism purposes. 
7. As the participant beats the piñata, it is supposed to represent the struggle against temptation and evil. When the piñata breaks, the treats inside then represent the rewards of keeping the faith

It is kinda amazing how we can learn something more about God through a mere thought.

God Bless