LAREDO, Tex. (KGNS) - The Mexican Consulate in Laredo will host a free piñata-making workshop for children. On Tuesday, ...

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, ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

In this Jan. 20, 2015 photo, Cecilia Albarran Gonzalez, 54, smoothes layers of papier-mache onto the back of a horse piñata, in her home in the Iztapalapa neighborhood of Mexico City. Albarran and her ...

FRESNO, Calif. (KFSN) -- If you've celebrated a birthday, chances are you've had a piñata at your party. That tradition has become more and more popular in American culture. The festival at Arte ...

How is a car like a piñata? Both a large vehicle and a small vessel that holds candy, toys, and baubles have an enclosed interior space. Both can be quite colorful and eye-catching and easy to spot ...

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 ...