Traditionally, pi??tas are filled with both candies and fruits. Around Christmas in Mexico, wrapped candies, peanuts, guavas, oranges, jicamas,(sweet root vegetable) sugar cane, and tejocotes (a kind of crab apple) stuff pi??tas. Some types of pi??tascalled traps, are stuffed with flour, confetti or flowery water. Anychild without a treat after the goodies are gathered from the ground isgiven a little basket full of special candy. These colaci??esare kept on hand to avoid hurt feelings and tears. The rest of thetreats are passed around to everyone before the party is over.
Pinatas