Altoona Mirror

Not just child’s play — Piñatas a 400-year-old tradition in Mexico

A worker hangs the most traditional style of "piñata," a sphere with seven spiky cones, that will be filled with fruit and candy at a family-run piñata-making business in Acolman, just north of Mexico ...
PBS

Piñata Making

We visit a piñata making event to explore this cultural tradition. Piñata making is part of the annual celebration for Hispanic Heritage Month. We go to an event at Delta College where people ...
NBC New York

In Mexico, piñatas are not only a game for children. This tradition has been around for 400 years

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 measuring pieces by feel. “The ...
PBS

Make Alma’s No-Break, Pull-String Piñata

Pinatas are a way, way, way exciting part of many celebrations! As children swing a stick, they aim to break open the colorful container revealing the hidden treats inside. But seeing a torn, broken ...
nptelegraph

Making it to break it: Hope Esperanza and Community Connections host piñata making party

Creativity and originality were in abundance at Community Connections Mentoring and Hope Esperanza’s joint piñata making party on Saturday. Families and mentor pairs gathered at the North Platte ...
Altoona Mirror

Not just Child’s play

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. The family started their business in ...
KENS

At the Briscoe, San Antonians create their own piñatas and learn about their religious origins

SAN ANTONIO — Guests from all around San Antonio came together to create a piñata of their very own Sunday afternoon at the Briscoe Western Art Museum. Local artist Adriana Gamez led the group, ...