Pan dulce, fruit punch, champurrado, tamales — all staples in any Latino household during the holidays. What else could a Christmas party possibly need? A piñata, maybe. During the holiday season, ...

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 while ...

A Las Vegas shop is bringing a cherished Latino Christmas tradition to life through handcrafted seven-pointed piñatas that ...

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 ...

An exhibit based on the piñateras and their creations, “El Paso Piñata Extravaganza,” showed the art of the craft. Read full story here. Authentic piñatas, which are made from paper maches and ...

ALBUQUERQUE (AP) – For most New Mexicans, piñatas are those colorful donkeys or other figures stuffed with candy that children at birthday parties break with a stick. But contemporary artist Justin ...

The origin of piñatas in Mexico not only has something to do with an ancient god of war but also a seasonal religious ...

ALBUQUERQUE – Francisco Rodríguez’s piñata business has seen better days. Casa de Piñatas, like other locally owned businesses along the Lead Avenue corridor near the University of New Mexico, is ...