Comments on: History of the piñata https://www.mexconnect.com/articles/459-history-of-the-pinata/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=459-history-of-the-pinata Everything about Mexico Thu, 18 Sep 2025 16:47:07 +0000 hourly 1 By: Curious Seeker https://www.mexconnect.com/articles/459-history-of-the-pinata/#comment-28137 Sat, 12 Oct 2024 21:36:17 +0000 https://mexconnect.com/?p=84#comment-28137 I have also never heard of the Marco Polo idea but a lot of sources are citing this article as proof of it. Could you please provide the citation for this “widely-held” belief please?

]]> By: Tony https://www.mexconnect.com/articles/459-history-of-the-pinata/#comment-20885 Wed, 19 Jul 2023 15:43:31 +0000 https://mexconnect.com/?p=84#comment-20885 In reply to Howard.

Thanks for your valuable comment. Sorry, but we have no idea of the original source for this widely-held belief.

]]> By: Howard https://www.mexconnect.com/articles/459-history-of-the-pinata/#comment-20883 Wed, 19 Jul 2023 15:07:40 +0000 https://mexconnect.com/?p=84#comment-20883 I am a Chinese descendant and very surprised to learn the alleged Chinese origin of piñata, because it is completely absent in the New Year celebrations that we have been practicing to this day. I have done full text search in The Travels of Marco Polo but cannot find any record. Could you kindly point out the literature source of such claim?

]]> By: Ismael https://www.mexconnect.com/articles/459-history-of-the-pinata/#comment-1950 Sat, 27 Mar 2021 18:52:09 +0000 https://mexconnect.com/?p=84#comment-1950 Love the creativity and thought they put in it also how the color and shape tell about the person and it’s thinking

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