Piñata
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A piñata is a container, often made of papier-mâché, pottery, or cloth, that is decorated, filled with candy, and then broken as part of a celebration. Piñatas are commonly associated with Mexico.
A nine-pointed star piñata
Statue of Franciscan friar hitting a piñata in Acolman, Mexico State
Traditional star-shaped piñatas sold at the market in Mexico City
A coral reef piñata which won the 2013 contest of the Museo de Arte Popular in Mexico City
Suikawari
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Suikawari is a traditional Japanese game that involves splitting a watermelon with a stick while blindfolded. Played in the summertime, suikawari is most often seen at beaches, but also occurs at fest
Piñata
…festivals feature a competition called Uri adithal (Pot breaking with blindfold) which closely resembles the piñata event. In Japan, a similar game called suikawari is played where a watermelon shell is used. The Philippines has a pinata-based game called hampas-palayok or pukpok-palayok (hit-the-pot), which is…
Suikawari being played on a beach in Japan.
A family preparing to play suikawari at a picnic in Tokyo, 2018.