Mexicn Paper Flowers

MEXICAN PAPER FLOWERS

 I had to do some research on this for Spanish so I thought, “Why not just write all this up and make it a blog post”. That is exactly what I did! I hope you like it!

Mexican paper Flowers are a very popular craft in Mexico, especially around the day of the dead. The day of the dead is a holiday around the same time as our Halloween.  Mexican Paper flowers are a very popular craft mad to decorate churches, day of the dead altars, tombs, and celebrations such as weddings and Quinceaneras. The most common use for paper flowers is to decorate the graves of their deceased family members and friends during the Mexican festival of The day of the Dead. They are usually made with tissue paper and sometimes with crepe paper too. Sometimes they are lacquered with acrylic varnish to make them more resistant and strong. Paper crafting made its way from Asia to Mexico and crossed the Pacific Ocean from the Philippines to Acapulco, Mexico. From there is just spread to all different parts of Mexico. A common name for tissue paper in Mexico is “papel de seda”. This means paper of silk. Paper crafting was one of the imports from the Spanish ships when they arrived in Mexico. Ever since then paper crafting has taken on many forms such as piñatas and other types of festive things. In some parts of Mexico, paper flowers aren’t just used to decorate graves but also used to decorate cakes that are then used to celebrate the day of the dead. Mexican paper flowers have been around for a really long time and have served as a great tradition to make around the day of the dead!