To honor Huitzilopochtli, the God of War, a clay pot would be covered in feathers and filled with tiny treasures. When the pot was broken, the gifts would spill out, acting as an offering to ...

a big clay pot. The piñata, filled with presents and decorated with gay streamers, was hung from the ceiling. One by one guests were blindfolded, spun around, and allowed to crack at the pinata ...