pinata
If you are asking this question under "candy", then I presume you mean the container that contains candy. It's called "Piñata".
Pinatas
It's called "Piñata".
A pinata, a container often made of papier-mache, cloth, or pottery and filled with fruit, toys, or both, is broken on Christmas.
i don't really know but i think they don't celebrate Christmas like Americans, canadians, and Mexican for their children
Santa Claus is not prominent in Mexican Christmas celebrations. Like other children, Mexican children receive gifts on Christmas day. The gift bearer is called El Nino Jesus. A common game is hitting the pinata while blindfolded. A midnight Christmas mass is held, and holiday songs are performed.
Mexico is an overwhelmingly Catholic country, and most people celebrate Christmas. For Mexicans, the celebration begins around December 16th with the so-called posadas, which include Christmas carols, dinners, parties with music, fireworks and pinatas for children. December 25 is a national holiday.Most homes are decorated with poinsettias, Christmas lights and garlands; some have a Nativity scene, a Christmas tree or both.Christmas dinner usually includes baked turkey or ham, Mexican punch drink and other, more traditional dishes, such as romeritos (dried shrimp with mole sauce and potato) and bacalao a la vizcaina (mexican-style codfish stew).
Traditional Mexican families don't exchange presents during Christmas; they do so during the Epiphany celebration (January 6). The Three Kings or Biblical Magi are those "responsible" for delivering gifts to the Mexican children.
The Mexican ornament that is broken at Christmas and other celebrations is called a piñata.
Most Mexican people are Christians, and most Christians celebrate Christmas.
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A common Mexican tradition is breaking a piñata for Christmas, usually one shaped like a star.