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4 December 2025

Merchants at the Jamaica Market in Mexico City, Mexico, transport pinatas in the lead-up to Christmas and New Year's in the capital. According to the National Institute of Anthropology and History, pinatas in Mexico originate in the former San Agustin convent in Acolman, State of Mexico, where the first pinata, as we know it today, is created more than 400 years ago, although with some variations in size and shape, on December 3, 2025.

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4 December 2025

Merchants at the Jamaica Market in Mexico City, Mexico, transport pinatas in the lead-up to Christmas and New Year's in the capital. According to the National Institute of Anthropology and History, pinatas in Mexico originate in the former San Agustin convent in Acolman, State of Mexico, where the first pinata, as we know it today, is created more than 400 years ago, although with some variations in size and shape, on December 3, 2025.

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4 December 2025

Merchants at the Jamaica Market in Mexico City, Mexico, make pinatas in the lead-up to Christmas and New Year's in the capital. According to the National Institute of Anthropology and History, pinatas in Mexico originate in the former San Agustin convent in Acolman, State of Mexico, where the first pinata, as we know it today, is created more than 400 years ago, although with some variations in size and shape, on December 3, 2025.

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4 December 2025

Merchants at the Jamaica Market in Mexico City, Mexico, make pinatas in the lead-up to Christmas and New Year's in the capital. According to the National Institute of Anthropology and History, pinatas in Mexico originate in the former San Agustin convent in Acolman, State of Mexico, where the first pinata, as we know it today, is created more than 400 years ago, although with some variations in size and shape, on December 3, 2025.

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4 December 2025

Merchants at the Jamaica Market in Mexico City, Mexico, make pinatas in the lead-up to Christmas and New Year's in the capital. According to the National Institute of Anthropology and History, pinatas in Mexico originate in the former San Agustin convent in Acolman, State of Mexico, where the first pinata, as we know it today, is created more than 400 years ago, although with some variations in size and shape, on December 3, 2025.

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4 December 2025

Merchants at the Jamaica Market in Mexico City, Mexico, make pinatas in the lead-up to Christmas and New Year's in the capital. According to the National Institute of Anthropology and History, pinatas in Mexico originate in the former San Agustin convent in Acolman, State of Mexico, where the first pinata, as we know it today, is created more than 400 years ago, although with some variations in size and shape, on December 3, 2025.

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4 December 2025

Merchants at the Jamaica Market in Mexico City, Mexico, make pinatas in the lead-up to Christmas and New Year's in the capital. According to the National Institute of Anthropology and History, pinatas in Mexico originate in the former San Agustin convent in Acolman, State of Mexico, where the first pinata, as we know it today, is created more than 400 years ago, although with some variations in size and shape, on December 3, 2025.

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4 December 2025

Merchants at the Jamaica Market in Mexico City, Mexico, make pinatas in the lead-up to Christmas and New Year's in the capital. According to the National Institute of Anthropology and History, pinatas in Mexico originate in the former San Agustin convent in Acolman, State of Mexico, where the first pinata, as we know it today, is created more than 400 years ago, although with some variations in size and shape, on December 3, 2025.

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4 December 2025

Merchants at the Jamaica Market in Mexico City, Mexico, make pinatas in the lead-up to Christmas and New Year's in the capital. According to the National Institute of Anthropology and History, pinatas in Mexico originate in the former San Agustin convent in Acolman, State of Mexico, where the first pinata, as we know it today, is created more than 400 years ago, although with some variations in size and shape, on December 3, 2025.

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4 December 2025

On December 3, 2025, vendors at the Jamaica Market in Mexico City, Mexico, make pinatas and sell Christmas trees in anticipation of Christmas and New Year's in the capital. According to the National Institute of Anthropology and History (INAH), pinatas in Mexico originate in the former San Agustin convent in Acolman, State of Mexico, where the first pinata, as we know it today, is created more than 400 years ago, although with some variations in size and shape. The most classic pinatas are shaped like flowers, boats, and stars, although it is said that the pinata should be star-shaped with seven points. Each point symbolizes one of the seven deadly sins, and the candy or fruit that spills out when broken symbolizes the blessings received by all who participate. On the other hand, according to the Ministry of Environment and Natural Resources (SEMARNAT), Christmas trees constitute a sustainable alternative that strengthens the local economy, generates employment, and promotes the conservation of forest ecosystems, since for each specimen used, a new one is planted, thus guaranteeing the continuity of the productive and environmental cycle.

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4 December 2025

A view of pinatas at the Jamaica Market in Mexico City, Mexico, on December 3, 2025, on the eve of Christmas and New Year's in the capital. According to the National Institute of Anthropology and History, pinatas in Mexico originate in the former San Agustin convent in Acolman, State of Mexico, where more than 400 years ago the first pinata appears as we know it today, although with some variations in size and shape.

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15 July 2025

Claudia Morales and Manuel Morales, originally from Santa Cruz Acalpixca in the Xochimilco district of Mexico City, dedicate themselves, along with others, to the production and sale of crystallized sweets. They aim to promote their products, such as chilacayote, pumpkin, beet, pineapple, and nopal, which they transform by hand into crystallized sweets. The crystallization of sweets is a technique of convent origin that emerges in the New Spain era. It consists of slowly cooking fruits or vegetables in water and sugar, which gives them a translucent appearance. According to information from the municipality, crystallization is a preserving method that dates back to pre-Hispanic times. At that time, techniques based on quicklime or calcium oxide are used; one of the most famous is nixtamalization. The Crystallized Sweets Fair has been held since 1982 in Santa Cruz Acalpixca, Xochimilco, Mexico City.

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20 December 2023

Acolman, Mexico, on december 11,2023, The Birthplace Of The Traditional Christmas Pinata. It Was Here, In The Convent Of San Agustin Where This Representative Insignia Of The Christmas Celebrations In Mexico Originated. It Is Said That The Pinata Was Made As A Form Of Evangelization By Fray Diego De Soria At The End Of The 16th Century, Giving A Peculiar Meaning To Each Part Of The Pinata; The Seven Peaks Signify The Seven Deadly Sins, While The Striking Colors With Which Each Piece Is Adorned Represent Temptation. He Was Blindfolded To Represent That Faith Is Blind And By Breaking The Pinata, The Triumph Of This Faith Is Symbolized. The Making Of Pinatas In Acolman Is A Popular Activity That Is Inherited Through Generations. The Ortiz Zacarias Family Has Been Making Pinatas With A Traditional Technique For More Than 30 Years.

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20 December 2023

Acolman, Mexico, on december 11,2023, The Birthplace Of The Traditional Christmas Pinata. It Was Here, In The Convent Of San Agustin Where This Representative Insignia Of The Christmas Celebrations In Mexico Originated. It Is Said That The Pinata Was Made As A Form Of Evangelization By Fray Diego De Soria At The End Of The 16th Century, Giving A Peculiar Meaning To Each Part Of The Pinata; The Seven Peaks Signify The Seven Deadly Sins, While The Striking Colors With Which Each Piece Is Adorned Represent Temptation. He Was Blindfolded To Represent That Faith Is Blind And By Breaking The Pinata, The Triumph Of This Faith Is Symbolized. The Making Of Pinatas In Acolman Is A Popular Activity That Is Inherited Through Generations. The Ortiz Zacarias Family Has Been Making Pinatas With A Traditional Technique For More Than 30 Years.

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20 December 2023

Acolman, Mexico, on december 11,2023, The Birthplace Of The Traditional Christmas Pinata. It Was Here, In The Convent Of San Agustin Where This Representative Insignia Of The Christmas Celebrations In Mexico Originated. It Is Said That The Pinata Was Made As A Form Of Evangelization By Fray Diego De Soria At The End Of The 16th Century, Giving A Peculiar Meaning To Each Part Of The Pinata; The Seven Peaks Signify The Seven Deadly Sins, While The Striking Colors With Which Each Piece Is Adorned Represent Temptation. He Was Blindfolded To Represent That Faith Is Blind And By Breaking The Pinata, The Triumph Of This Faith Is Symbolized. The Making Of Pinatas In Acolman Is A Popular Activity That Is Inherited Through Generations. The Ortiz Zacarias Family Has Been Making Pinatas With A Traditional Technique For More Than 30 Years.

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20 December 2023

Acolman, Mexico, on december 11,2023, The Birthplace Of The Traditional Christmas Pinata. It Was Here, In The Convent Of San Agustin Where This Representative Insignia Of The Christmas Celebrations In Mexico Originated. It Is Said That The Pinata Was Made As A Form Of Evangelization By Fray Diego De Soria At The End Of The 16th Century, Giving A Peculiar Meaning To Each Part Of The Pinata; The Seven Peaks Signify The Seven Deadly Sins, While The Striking Colors With Which Each Piece Is Adorned Represent Temptation. He Was Blindfolded To Represent That Faith Is Blind And By Breaking The Pinata, The Triumph Of This Faith Is Symbolized. The Making Of Pinatas In Acolman Is A Popular Activity That Is Inherited Through Generations. The Ortiz Zacarias Family Has Been Making Pinatas With A Traditional Technique For More Than 30 Years.

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