Pinata games!
Breaking the pinata is the most popular game during holiday parties (e.g. Posadas and Christmas).
Las Posadas
Mexico
three or five
All of Mexico: it is a religious celebration of Catholic origin.
That would be September 16 (Independence Day).
Latin American Countries
Las Posadas.
Mexico
There are nine Las Posadas celebrations, from the 16th until the 24th of December. The traditional celebration is of religious nature, including prayers and pilgrimages to the local temples.More modern variations include piñatas, Christmas carols, fireworks, fruit punch (ponche Navideño) and non religious parties.
There parties that mexicans celebrate each evening from December 16 to 24.The posadas re-enact Mary and Joseph's cold and difficult journey from Nazareth to Bethlehem in search of shelter.
It depends on individual families or groups of people. Some celebrate parties (fiestas) rarely, due to economic reasons. Other families throw parties all the time, celebrating birthdays, quinceañera (sweet 15) or Mexican holidays like Posadas or Christmas.