Editing Piñata (section)

==Similar traditions==

=== Europe ===
A similar tradition in [[Denmark]] is [[Carnival in Denmark#Festivities|slå katten af tønden]] ("hit the cat out of the barrel") in which a wooden barrel is struck to release candy.<ref name="fastelavn">{{cite web |url= http://www.fyidenmark.com/fastelavn.html |title= Fastelavn |access-date= June 15, 2011 |archive-date= September 7, 2011 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20110907061956/http://www.fyidenmark.com/fastelavn.html |url-status= live }}</ref>

In [[Catalonia]], a Christmastide tradition known as [[Tió de Nadal|"fer cagar el tió"]] ("making the log defecate") is observed. A log is wrapped with a blanket several days in advance of Christmas and is "fed" grass. On Christmas Eve, the log is repeatedly struck with sticks in order to make the log "defecate". The blanket is then removed to reveal the gifts that have been "expelled" by the log.

In [[Italy]] feasts with a game similar to ''piñata'', called ''pentolaccia'', used to be celebrated the first Sunday of Lent.

=== Asia ===
In [[Maharashtra|Maharashtra, India]], another similar tradition called [[Dahi Handi]] is observed on the festival of [[Janmashtami]], [[Lord Krishna]]'s birthday. The iconography represents Lord Krishna's childhood portrayal as the mischievous ''Maakhan Chor'' (butter thief). Clay pots filled with buttermilk, money or treats, in lieu of butter, are hung in public squares or on streets at a height implicitly challenging youngsters to break them. Teams put in great planning, skill and effort to form [[human pyramid]]s, each higher than the other, in an attempt to break the pot and claim the prize.<ref name="handi">{{cite news|url=http://www.mid-day.com/news/2008/aug/240808-janmashtami-celebrated.htm|title=Janmashtami celebrated with zeal, enthusiasm|work=Mid Day|date=August 24, 2008|access-date=June 15, 2011|archive-date=September 27, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120927174026/http://www.mid-day.com/news/2008/aug/240808-janmashtami-celebrated.htm|url-status=live}}</ref>

In [[South India]]n villages, festivals feature a competition called Uri adithal (Pot breaking with blindfold) which closely resembles the piñata event.<ref name="pongalo">{{cite web |url= http://www.ishafoundation.org/component/option,com_newscomponent/Itemid,242/act,view/id,2185/ |title= Pongalo Pongal - Pongal Celebrations 2009 at Isha Yoga Center |date= January 15, 2009 |publisher= ISHA Foundation |access-date= June 15, 2011 |archive-date= September 29, 2011 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20110929144243/http://www.ishafoundation.org/component/option,com_newscomponent/Itemid,242/act,view/id,2185/ |url-status= live }}</ref>

In [[Japan]], a similar game called [[suikawari]] is played where a [[watermelon]] shell is used.{{citation needed|date=January 2016}}

The [[Philippines]] has a pinata-based game called ''hampas-[[palayok]]'' or ''pukpok-palayok''<ref>{{cite web|url=http://tagaloglang.com/Filipino-Culture/Filipino-Games/hampas-palayok-o-pukpok-palayok.html |title=HAMPAS-PALAYOK: Tagalog to English: Dictionary Online |publisher=Tagaloglang.com |date=2016-12-30 |access-date=2017-05-28}}</ref> (hit-the-pot), which is played during Filipino fiestas and traditional parties (e.g., birthdays). Unlike papier mache, a clay pot filled with treats and/or prizes is used. Historians state that the pinata was brought by Spanish colonizers when the Philippines was a colony of Spain.

Like the Philippines, [[Vietnam]]ese traditional custom also features the game ''đập nêu'' (pot-hitting).