ACOLMAN, Mexico — María de Lourdes Ortiz Zacarías swiftly cuts hundreds of strips of newsprint and colored crepe paper needed to make a piñata, soothed by Norteño … ...

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Piñatas are also used in Argentina, Bolivia, Colombia, Chile, Peru, Puerto Rico and Venezuela, mainly at children’s parties.

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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 while she measures by feel.

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.

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 while she measures by feel.

Piñatas weren’t originally filled with candy, nor made mainly of paper. In Mexico, the colorful and festive hallmarks of the holiday season are rooted in traditions that date back centuries.

Sep. 11—HARLINGEN — La Placita's streets are ready to burst into bright colors for Fiesta de Piñatas, Harlingen's first festival commemorating Mexico's independence from Spain.

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.

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.