JUAREZ, MEXICO-When Belém Ramirez Avalos gently dips her hand in a pot of engrudo, or the traditional glue to build a piñata from scratch, she has three generations of expertise behind her. The art ...

Those colorful, swinging figures hanging at birthday parties shouldn't be dismissed as kid stuff, especially at this time of year. NPR's Alejandra Marquez Janse reports that in Mexico and in Mexican ...

Many piñatas are used at community celebrations known as posadas, and they are made at pinata workshops around Mexico City. In Mexico, the holidays are welcomed by smashing open traditional Christmas ...

The colorful piñatas are made from clay pots or cardboard covered with paper cones stuck on with glue. Once the cones are dry, they are covered in colorful paper maché. Many of the piñatas used at ...

From her shop in eastern Mexico City, Tania Hernandez begins making piñatas for the holiday season as early as October. That's because piñatas are essential to celebrating Christmas in Mexico.

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

Piñatas are a common element in parties across different countries and especially in Mexico around Christmas time. The story of their origin combines cultures, traditions and religions. Those colorful ...

From her shop in eastern Mexico City, Tania Hernandez begins making piñatas for the holiday season as early as October. That's because piñatas are essential to celebrating Christmas in Mexico.

Those colorful, swinging figures hanging at birthday parties shouldn't be dismissed as kid stuff, especially at this time of year. NPR's Alejandra Marquez Janse reports that in Mexico and in Mexican ...