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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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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, 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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17 October 2024

Parts of Kathmandu Valley are shrouded under a thick blanket of polluted smog with the onset of winter, causing the Air Quality Index (AQI) of the bowl-shaped valley to dip to unhealthy levels on October 17, 2024. According to the reading from the air pollution station of the US Embassy in Kathmandu, the AQI of Kathmandu on October 17 is 155, making the air of Kathmandu Valley unhealthy. Nepal annually faces the problem of air pollution in winter as pollutants from the burning of stubbles in Indian states are carried and deposited into the valley by wind currents.

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17 October 2024

Parts of Kathmandu Valley are shrouded under a thick blanket of polluted smog with the onset of winter, causing the Air Quality Index (AQI) of the bowl-shaped valley to dip to unhealthy levels on October 17, 2024. According to the reading from the air pollution station of the US Embassy in Kathmandu, the AQI of Kathmandu on October 17 is 155, making the air of Kathmandu Valley unhealthy. Nepal annually faces the problem of air pollution in winter as pollutants from the burning of stubbles in Indian states are carried and deposited into the valley by wind currents.

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17 October 2024

Parts of Kathmandu Valley are shrouded under a thick blanket of polluted smog with the onset of winter, causing the Air Quality Index (AQI) of the bowl-shaped valley to dip to unhealthy levels on October 17, 2024. According to the reading from the air pollution station of the US Embassy in Kathmandu, the AQI of Kathmandu on October 17 is 155, making the air of Kathmandu Valley unhealthy. Nepal annually faces the problem of air pollution in winter as pollutants from the burning of stubbles in Indian states are carried and deposited into the valley by wind currents.

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17 October 2024

Parts of Kathmandu Valley are shrouded under a thick blanket of polluted smog with the onset of winter, causing the Air Quality Index (AQI) of the bowl-shaped valley to dip to unhealthy levels on October 17, 2024. According to the reading from the air pollution station of the US Embassy in Kathmandu, the AQI of Kathmandu on October 17 is 155, making the air of Kathmandu Valley unhealthy. Nepal annually faces the problem of air pollution in winter as pollutants from the burning of stubbles in Indian states are carried and deposited into the valley by wind currents.

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17 October 2024

Parts of Kathmandu Valley are shrouded under a thick blanket of polluted smog with the onset of winter, causing the Air Quality Index (AQI) of the bowl-shaped valley to dip to unhealthy levels on October 17, 2024. According to the reading from the air pollution station of the US Embassy in Kathmandu, the AQI of Kathmandu on October 17 is 155, making the air of Kathmandu Valley unhealthy. Nepal annually faces the problem of air pollution in winter as pollutants from the burning of stubbles in Indian states are carried and deposited into the valley by wind currents.

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