María de Lourdes Ortiz Zacarías sells piñatas at her small family-run piñata-making business in Acolman, just north of Mexico City, Wednesday, Dec. 13, 2023.

A child swings at a pinata during a street "posada" organized by neighbors in Mexico City, Dec. 22, 2023. Share A 400-Year-Old Mexican Tradition, Pinatas Are Not Child's Play ...

These traditional Mexican games bring families together. Here’s how to play them. Traditional activities call for young, old to take a turn and win big while bonding during celebrations ...

No Mexican birthday party is complete without a piñata, which is made of colourful papier-mâché. Traditional piñatas are seven-pointed stars, but they come in many other shapes, too.

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She makes custom orders for party themes but often takes her cues from her daughters to keep up with what's popular with kids right now. "Emma tells me what to do," Padilla said of her 10-year-old ...

A woman carries a pinata in Mexico City, Mexico, Dec. 13, 2024. Pinata, traditionally crafted in the shape of a seven-pointed star, is filled with candies and small gifts, bringing joy and festive ...

“I think an element, especially in the U.S., is this attitude around Mexican culture, that it is cheap, it’s paper, so it isn’t art,” he said. But he has noticed a gradual shift.

ACOLMAN, Mexico (AP) — María de Lourdes Ortiz Zacarías swiftly cuts hundreds of strips of newsprint and colored crepe paper needed to make a piñata, soothed by Norteño music on the radio ...

In Mexico, piñatas are not just child’s play. They’re a 400-year-old tradition. Share this: Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Click to share on X (Opens in new window) ...

Traditional Christmas "piñatas" that will be filled with fruit and candy are displayed at a small family-run business in Acolman just north of Mexico City, Wednesday, Dec. 13, 2023.

In Mexico, piñatas are not just child’s play. They’re a 400-year-old tradition . Dec. 22, 2023 at 9:05 pm Updated Dec. 22, 2023 at 10:04 pm . By . FABIOLA SANCHEZ. The Associated Press.