Hispanic birthday celebrations might feature piñatas filled with candy and small toys. At birthday parties, children take turns hitting the piñata with a bat or stick of some kind, generally with their eyes blindfolded. When the treasures rain down on the floor, everyone scrambles to collect them. People believe that the child who breaks open the piñata will have good luck. Here is a traditional rhyme sung during the game:

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Dale, dale, dale, no pierdas el tino; Porque si lo pierdes Pierdes el camino. Ya le diste una, ya le diste dos, ya le diste tres, ¡y tu tiempo se acabó!

Hit it, hit it, hit it, Don't lose your aim; Because if you lose it You will lose the path. You've already hit it once, you've already hit it twice, you've already hit it thrice, and your time is up!