History of the Piñata

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Part of the video series: How to Make a Pinata

Summary: Learn how to make a piñata, including the origins and history of the piñata in this free video on papier-mâché arts and crafts projects.

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By Cynthia Glover
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Cynthia Glover holds a BA and MA in Psychology with a minor in Child Psychology. She has worked in the field of Early Childhood Education for 28 years and has experience with infants...read more

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"Hi, my name is Cindy Glover and on behalf of expertvillage.com, I'm going to talk about what a origin of the piñata. The origin of the piñata is Chinese used to celebrate spring and the first piñata were filled with seeds and small fruit wrapped in paper. Marco Polo learned in this custom in his travels in China and took in from China to Italy, France and Spain. Both the Italians and the French adapted this tradition and the Spanish took the custom to the new world when they conquered Mexico. The piñata became part of the Posada in the Catholic culture. In China the first piñatas were made to look like cows, oxen and buffaloes. "

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