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Papel picado is considered a Mexican folk art. The designs are commonly cut from as many as 40-50 colored tissue papers stacked together and using a guide or template, a small mallet, and chisels, creating as many as fifty banners at a time. [2] Papel picado can also be made by folding tissue paper and using small, sharp scissors.
[1] [3] The paper and cardboard used is mostly waste paper, such as old newspapers and boxes, with decorative elements, such as crepe paper being new. [2] [5] Most shapes are created with molds, then painted with acrylics. [5] Most of the production since colonial times has followed the annual calendar of religious and civic events.
Milla biflora, Mexican star, [3] is a species of flowering plant native to Arizona, New Mexico, Texas, Mexico, Honduras and Guatemala, [2] [4] [5] where it grows at 1,000–2,700 m (3,300–8,900 ft) elevation. [6]
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The epicenter took place in Los Angeles, where up to 75,000 Mexican immigrants and Mexican Americans were deported by train — oftentimes at Union Station — in one year, Gisiger, now 19, said ...
Their numbers are estimated at 50,000 and the name Huichol is derived from the word Wirriarika, which means soothsayer or medicine man in the Huichol language. [1] [2] After the Spanish arrived in the 16th century, the Huichols retreated into the rugged mountains of northern Jalisco and Nayarit. They converted to Christianity in the colonial ...
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In order to make cascarones, one can use a pin or knife to break a hole in the end of the eggshell and pour the contents out. The shell is then cleaned out, decorated as desired, and allowed to dry, before it is filled with confetti or a small toy. Usually, glue is applied around the outside of the hole and covered with tissue paper. [2]