1. PAPEL PICADO Y FLORES DE PAPEL

2. HISTORY During the 19th century, in the era of the haciendas, laborers purchased all of their haciendas, laborers purchased all of their necessities from the hacienda store. Most of these stores stocked “papel de China”, or Chinese paper, known in English as tissue paper. The laborers began to use the paper available to them to create elaborate decorations for their festivities, possible producing extra so that they could sell them to other haciendas. In time, the laborers developed into artisans, advancing the craft of PAPER into an art form, and passing the skill on to each new generation. Today, the descendants of these laborers are still producing beautiful carved designs into the paper, cutting away the unneeded portions to reveal their designs.

3. VIDEO PAPEL PICADO

4. Papel picado ("perforated paper") is a decorative craft made out of paper cut into elaborate designs. paper cutpaper cut Hispanic papel picado is used as a holiday decoration in many countries. The designs are commonly cut from tissue paper using a guide and small chisels, creating as many as forty banners at a time. tissue paperchiselstissue paperchisels

6. Papel picado can also be made by folding tissue paper and using small, sharp scissors. Common themes includes: Birds, floral designs, and skeletons.

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8. FLORES DE PAPEL

9. VIDEO FLORES DE PAPEL

10. Flores de Papel ("paper flowers") is a decorative craft made out of colorful tissue paper. paper Flores de papel are use as a holiday decoration in many countries.

11. Flores de papel can be made by folding several layers of tissue paper, tie them with a pipe cleaner, and using small, sharp scissors to round the edges.

12. SAMPLES

13. They are both commonly displayed for: 1.Secular fiestas 2.Religious occasions, such as weddings, quinceañeras, baptisms, and christenings. quinceañeras 3.Flores and Papel picado are also incorporated into altars during the Day of the Dead. Day of the Dead Day of the Dead