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| has gloss | eng: Papel picado ("perforated paper") is the Mexican folk art of papercutting into elaborate designs. The designs are commonly cut from tissue paper using a guide and small chisels, creating as many as forty banners at a time. Common themes includes birds, floral designs, and skeletons. They are commonly displayed for Easter, Christmas and the Day of the Dead, as well as during weddings, quinceañeras and christenings. Papel picado can also be made by folding the tissue paper and using small, sharp scissors. |
| lexicalization | eng: Papel Picado |
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| Castilian | |
| has gloss | spa: El papel picado es un producto artesanal ornamental de papel que se trabaja en México y sirve para decorar festividades de todo el país. El papel picado es papel con figuras recortadas en él, y se caracteriza por la alta densidad de los huecos dejados en el papel, que son los que forman las figuritas que se pueden apreciar cuando el papel se extiende. |
| lexicalization | spa: Papel Picado |
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| media:img | Banderitas.jpg |
| media:img | Herramientas.gif |
| media:img | Papel picado 13.jpg |
| media:img | Papel picado 6.jpg |
| media:img | Papel picado 7.jpg |
| media:img | Papel picado 9.jpg |
| media:img | Tendido.jpg |
| media:img | Trazobandera.jpg |
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