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A nine-pointed star piñata A woman strikes a piñata at a celebration.. A piñata (/ p ɪ n ˈ j ɑː t ə /, Spanish pronunciation: ⓘ) is a container, often made of papier-mâché, pottery, or cloth, that is decorated, filled with candy, and then broken as part of a celebration.
The piñata came to Mexico from Europe during the colonial period, although the practice of breaking a container with treats inside originated in Asia. In Mexico, the tradition is that of an old pot with decorations with seasonal fruit, candy and other prizes for children, with these children taking turns to try and break the piñatas while ...
Las Posadas derives from the Spanish word posada (lodging, or accommodation) which, in this case, refers to the inn from the Nativity story. It uses the plural form as the celebration lasts for a nine-day interval (called the novena) during the Christmas season, which represents the nine-month pregnancy [3] [4] of Mary, the mother of Jesus Christ.
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An early 1900s Christmas card image of candy canes. A common story of the origin of candy canes says that in 1670, in Cologne, Germany, the choirmaster at Cologne Cathedral, wishing to remedy the noise caused by children in his church during the Living Crèche tradition of Christmas Eve, asked a local candy maker for some "sugar sticks" for them.
This story has been updated with new information. More hot temperatures rolled in for day three of Bourbon & Beyond, the world's largest bourbon and music festival held at the Highland Festival ...
Viva Piñata is a video game franchise created and produced by Xbox Game Studios and Rare.The series' first game, Viva Piñata (2006), was conceived as a mobile gardening game before Rare was acquired by Microsoft.
Really, he’s trying not to visibly lose it before (in this sketch) explaining that a human pinata is, “that thing when a Mexican midget eats a lot of candy and then dances until he throws up ...