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
Suikawari being played on a beach in Japan.
A family preparing to play suikawari at a picnic in Tokyo, 2018.
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.
Suikawari
…in the summertime, suikawari is most often seen at beaches, but also occurs at festivals, picnics, and other summer events. The rules are similar to piñata. A watermelon is placed, typically on a towel or other protection, on the sand. Each participant is in turn blindfolded, spun around three times, and…
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