Colorful pinatas always have been a kid birthday and Cinco de Mayo favorite. But now they’re becoming the centerpiece of other celebrations. You can see them at retirement parties, bar mitzvahs and ...

Does it put too much pressure on partygoers? Is it fair to burden five toddlers who like the Backyardigans with the paliza of a 41/2-foot Pablo? Or should a piñata that big be set aside only for grand ...

Piñatas are an important part of children’s birthday parties here, but this ancient custom has become common only in the past 20 years or so. When Juan Andrés Herrera celebrated his 4th birthday ...