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Piñatas and flowers

Artisans and florists created these beautiful piñatas

Flower piñata - Photo: Gretel Morales/EL UNIVERSAL
04/12/2018 |16:33EL UNIVERSAL in English/Gretel Morales |
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Piñatas

are a must during Christmas and holidays , and even birthdays ! They are said to have originated in China , then they were taken to Italy and Europe , and became especially popular Spain .

Then, when missionaries were trying to convert indigenous people into Catholicism , they used piñatas to attract them. Nevertheless, Aztecs had a similar tradition, where they placed clay pots filled precious stones and decorated with colorful feathers , as an offering to Huitzilopochtli .

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Now, over 500 years ago, this tradition has been reinvented. You can visit "Piñatas y Flores" (Piñatas and Flowers) in the Bosque de Chapultepec in Mexico City .

The piñatas are inside the botanic garden , in front of the Museo Tamayo . The closest Metrobus station is Gandhi.

You can visit the exhibition until December 16!

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