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Does Anyone Know of a Script for a Las Posadas Play for Christmastime?

A Spanish Song for Breaking the Piñata That’s Popular for Las Posadas in Mexico + a Video

The History of the Piñata and Some Mexican Piñata Songs for Las Posadas

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Does Anyone Know of a Script for a Las Posadas Play for Christmastime?

Wednesday, July 9th, 2008

B. Telford wrote:

I am teaching in a private religious school and we would like to do a Las Posadas play for Christmas. (grades Pk-3 through 5th grade) Does anyone out there have any suggestions of plays already written that are approximately 20 – 30 minutes long? I know very little of Las Posadas and would like this to be an exciting learning experience for our children. I have found only 2 or 3 songs and no scripts, HELP!

If anyone can help out with any suggestions, please comment below. The play can be in Spanish and/or English.

Thanks in advance!

Lisa

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A Spanish Song for Breaking the Piñata That’s Popular for Las Posadas in Mexico + a Video

Saturday, December 22nd, 2007

Last year I wrote about the importance of the piñata in the Mexican celebration of Las Posadas. Las Posadas is a popular holiday in Mexico that’s celebrated before Christmas. Mexican people sing songs called Cantos para romper la piñata (Songs for Breaking the Piñata), while their children try to hit the piñata.

Many people have asked me the tune to these piñata songs over the past year. Happily, I just found someone singing one on YouTube. Here you can watch it below. The lyrics are listed first in Spanish followed by an English translation…

Dale, dale, dale,
No pierdas el tino,
porque si lo pierdes
pierdes el camino.

Hit, hit, hit,
Don’t lose your aim,
Because if you lose it,
You lose the way.

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The History of the Piñata and Some Mexican Piñata Songs for Las Posadas

Friday, December 16th, 2005

It’s thought that Marco Polo brought piñatas to Italy after learning about them in China.

The Chinese would make figures of different animals and stuff them with seeds in anticipation of the New Year. They would hit the figures with sticks and the seeds would pour out. They would then burn the seeds. People thought the ashes would bring them good luck throughout the new year, so they would gather them up and keep them.

Piñatas became popular in Italy in the 13th century and they eventually made their way to Spain. When the Spanish missionaries went to the area that is now Mexico in the 16th century, they brought piñatas with them. Over time, piñatas become synonymous with celebrating.

Nowadays, piñatas are an important part of the Mexican celebration of Las Posadas, especially for children. Las Posadas is a popular holiday in Mexico celebrated before Christmas. Mexican people sing songs called Cantos para romper la piñata (Songs for Breaking the Piñata), while their children try to hit the piñata.

Here are some of the songs they sing. I’ve posted the English translations and the original Spanish versions…

Songs for Breaking the Piñata
(English)

Hit, hit, hit,
Don’t lose your aim,
Because if you lose it,
You lose the way.

Hit, hit, hit,
Don’t lose your aim,
Measure the distance
That’s on the way.

I don’t want gold
I don’t want silver
What I want is
To break the piñata

Throw candies
And mints
For the kids
Who are very greedy

The piñata has pee,
Pee,
Pee…
Peanuts by the ton!

Cantos para romper la piñata
(Spanish)

Dale, dale, dale,
No pierdas el tino,
porque si lo pierdes
pierdes el camino

Dale, dale, dale,
No pierdas el tino,
Mide la distancia
Que hay en el camino

No quiero oro
No quiero plata
yo lo que quiero
es romper la piñata

Echen confites
y canelones
pa’ los muchachos
que son muy tragones.

La piñata tiene caca,
tiene caca,
tiene caca,
cacahuates de a montón.

Happy Las Posadas!

Lisa

About Las Posadas in Mexico – The Celebration and Song

Come visit the Mama Lisa’s World Mexico Page for more Mexican Children’s Songs

And the Mama Lisa’s World Spain Page for more Spanish Children’s Songs

Translation by Lisa Yannucci, and Monique Palomares at Mama Lisa’s World en français.

UPDATE: In a later blog entry I posted a YouTube video of a Mexican Piñata Song so you can hear the tune.

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