Celebrations: Part 4

The pinatas

Piñatas are not only used on children's birthdays in Mexico but also at Christmas. They are often part of the Posadas or the Christmas Eve party. The cardboard figures wrapped in crepe paper are traditionally filled with fruit. However, as the tradition has progressed, other elements have been incorporated into the piñata, such as sweets.

Kings Day

Three Kings Day is the closing of the Christmas season, here, chilldren receive gifts from the Three Wise Men, who arrived a few days after the birth of Jesus Christ to honor him with gold, incese and myrrh, although in the case of Mexico, the little ones receive toys instead.

The Rosca of kings

After Christmas, Three Kings Day arrives, which culminates in the visit of the Three Kings to leave gifts for Mexican children, and prior to this moment, in Mexico it is customary to hold meetings to break the Kings' cake, a bread, usually orange, baked in a circular fashion, accompained by dried fruit and sugary areas.}