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According to tradition, to break the piñata people should be blindfolded before they go on to hit the piñata. They also have to rotate thirty-three times on their own axis in order to lose orientation and balance. The rest of the audience forms a circle around the person and encourages them by singing the following rhymes:
According to tradition, to break the piñata people should be blindfolded before they go on to hit the piñata. They also have to rotate thirty-three times on their own axis in order to lose orientation and balance. The rest of the audience forms a circle around the person and encourages them by singing the following rhymes:


I don't want gold, nor do I want silver,
What I want is to break the piñata!


Dale Dale Dale (Give it, give it, give it) do not lose your mind,
Dale Dale Dale (Give it, give it, give it) do not lose your mind,

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Make Your Own Piñata

Location: Garden if good weather

Time: 11 am, it should take max. 2 hours.

Bring your own: scissors, brushes, and decorative elements.



The origin of piñatas could be traced to the Chinese New Year celebrations and the representation of animals. From there, the tradition traveled to Italy etc.. until it reached Mexico, where the friars used it as a tool for colonization through evangelization. There were similar traditions in Mesoamerica, the Mayas used to break clay containers filled with cocoa and the Mexicas filled clay pots with treasures and jewelry, decorated them with feathers and ribbons, and broke them during festivities in honor of the god Huitzilopochtli (the sun god).

The current form of piñatas arose in the 16th century in Acolman de Nezahualcóyotl, State of Mexico, when the friars began to celebrate the “posadas” during the days leading up to Christmas. There, the piñata was used as an allegory to evangelize the inhabitants of the region. Currently, piñatas are made from a clay pot, molded cardboard, and paper mache, covered with paper and filled with candy, fruits, peanuts, and toys. Then they are broken with a stick.

According to tradition, to break the piñata people should be blindfolded before they go on to hit the piñata. They also have to rotate thirty-three times on their own axis in order to lose orientation and balance. The rest of the audience forms a circle around the person and encourages them by singing the following rhymes:


Dale Dale Dale (Give it, give it, give it) do not lose your mind,

because if you lose it, you lose your way!

You already gave him one, you already gave him two,

You already gave him three and your time is up.