2023 First-Class Forever Stamp,Pinatas: Purple Pinata
# 5813 - 2023 First-Class Forever Stamp - Pinatas: Purple Pinata
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US #5813
2023 Star Piñata with Purple Background – Piñatas
- Pictures a colorful star piñata representing a popular tradition in Mexican culture that has slowly spread to the United States and beyond
Stamp Category: Commemorative
Set: Piñatas
Value: 66¢ First Class Mail Rate (Forever)
First Day of Issue: September 8, 2023
First Day City: Roswell, New Mexico
Quantity Issued: 150,000,000
Printed by: Ashton Potter (USA) Ltd.
Printing Method: Offset
Format: Double-sided Booklets of 20
Tagging: Nonphosphored type III, block tagged
Why the stamp was issued: To commemorate the tradition of piñatas in Mexican culture.
About the stamp design: Pictures a colorful digital illustration of a traditional seven-point star piñata design on a vibrant purple background. Artwork by Victor Meléndez.
First Day City: The First Day of Issue Ceremony was held in Roswell, New Mexico during the 36th annual Piñata Festival.
About the Piñatas set: Includes four stamps picturing digital artwork of two traditional piñata designs – donkeys and seven-point stars. The stamps are not only a celebration of piñatas as a tradition, but also as a part of Mexican culture and its importance to many Americans.
History the stamp represents: Today, piñatas come in all shapes and sizes – from traditional symbols to cartoon characters. The two most traditional piñata shapes were infused with religious significance centuries ago.
When Spanish missionaries came to Mexico in the 1300s, they discovered the indigenous people smashed clay pots filled with treasures, similar to their own piñatas. Hoping to convert the indigenous people to Catholicism, the missionaries gave their piñatas additional religious meaning.
They held celebrations during the nine days leading up to Christmas. Known as Las Posadas (The Inns), it represented the nine months Mary was pregnant. Donkey-shaped piñatas resembled the burro Mary rode to Jerusalem. Star piñatas symbolized the Star of Bethlehem. Seven-pointed stars also stood for the seven deadly sins and the pot itself embodied evil. People were spun 33 times (for each year of Jesus’s life). The disorientation mimicked the confusion of temptation. The blindfolded person stood for faith in God, while the act of hitting the piñata with a stick symbolized the struggle to avoid evil. When they broke the pot, the treats inside were their reward for remaining faithful.
While much of the religious symbolism has faded away, piñatas remain popular during Las Posadas, as well as birthday and other celebrations.
US #5813
2023 Star Piñata with Purple Background – Piñatas
- Pictures a colorful star piñata representing a popular tradition in Mexican culture that has slowly spread to the United States and beyond
Stamp Category: Commemorative
Set: Piñatas
Value: 66¢ First Class Mail Rate (Forever)
First Day of Issue: September 8, 2023
First Day City: Roswell, New Mexico
Quantity Issued: 150,000,000
Printed by: Ashton Potter (USA) Ltd.
Printing Method: Offset
Format: Double-sided Booklets of 20
Tagging: Nonphosphored type III, block tagged
Why the stamp was issued: To commemorate the tradition of piñatas in Mexican culture.
About the stamp design: Pictures a colorful digital illustration of a traditional seven-point star piñata design on a vibrant purple background. Artwork by Victor Meléndez.
First Day City: The First Day of Issue Ceremony was held in Roswell, New Mexico during the 36th annual Piñata Festival.
About the Piñatas set: Includes four stamps picturing digital artwork of two traditional piñata designs – donkeys and seven-point stars. The stamps are not only a celebration of piñatas as a tradition, but also as a part of Mexican culture and its importance to many Americans.
History the stamp represents: Today, piñatas come in all shapes and sizes – from traditional symbols to cartoon characters. The two most traditional piñata shapes were infused with religious significance centuries ago.
When Spanish missionaries came to Mexico in the 1300s, they discovered the indigenous people smashed clay pots filled with treasures, similar to their own piñatas. Hoping to convert the indigenous people to Catholicism, the missionaries gave their piñatas additional religious meaning.
They held celebrations during the nine days leading up to Christmas. Known as Las Posadas (The Inns), it represented the nine months Mary was pregnant. Donkey-shaped piñatas resembled the burro Mary rode to Jerusalem. Star piñatas symbolized the Star of Bethlehem. Seven-pointed stars also stood for the seven deadly sins and the pot itself embodied evil. People were spun 33 times (for each year of Jesus’s life). The disorientation mimicked the confusion of temptation. The blindfolded person stood for faith in God, while the act of hitting the piñata with a stick symbolized the struggle to avoid evil. When they broke the pot, the treats inside were their reward for remaining faithful.
While much of the religious symbolism has faded away, piñatas remain popular during Las Posadas, as well as birthday and other celebrations.