A history of the piñata: Workshops in Beitou Elementary school

Commonly Associated with Mexico and Central America, the tradition of the piñata has its origins in 14th century Italy where a pignatta or container filled with treats was broken. During the conquest and colonization of America Spaniards introduced the piñata to the Indigenous peoples later establishing it as a Christmas tradition where decorated clay pots filled with fruit and sweets would be broken by children as part of the festivities. for this workshop I will discuss the historical bacground of this tradition as well as teach how they are made and if possible invite the assistants to participate of the breaking of a traditional latin american piñata.