The treats were received quite gladly, though falling pieces of the clay pot posed a bit of a hazard. But the tradition goes back even further. Some say piñatas can be traced back to China, ...

In Mexico, piñatas are not only a game for children. This tradition has been around for 400 years The tradition is passed on from generation to generation and it picks up around Christmas.

For weeks Indians had been filling the markets of Mexico City with Christmas goods. Over the mountains from Toluca and Puebla they had come dogtrotting, their backs piled high with big clay pots ...

There are countless designs these days, based on everything from Disney characters to political figures. But the most traditional style of piñata is a sphere with seven spiky cones, which has a ...

Business is steady all year, mainly with birthday parties, but it really picks up around Christmas. That’s because piñatas are interwoven with Christian traditions in Mexico.