Thursday, July 17, 2008 
 

 <div style="clear:both;"></div><span style="font-weight: bold;">Papercuts </span>refer to <span style="font-weight: bold;">handicrafts </span>made by cuttingpaperwith scissors to form different patterns and pasting them on walls, windows, doors and ceilings. With their long history, <span style="font-weight: bold;">papercuts</span>, which originated in China, have been very popular among the ordinary people of China. The first papercut can be traced back to theNorthern and Southern Dynasties(386-581) period. The initiation and spread of papercuts had a close relationship with <span style="font-weight: bold;">Chinese rural festivals</span>. People pasted papercuts on walls, windows and doors at wedding ceremonies or festivals to enhance the festive atmosphere.<div style="clear:both; padding-bottom:0.25em"></div><p class="blogger-labels">Labels: <a rel='tag' href="http://www.fineasiangoods.com/Papercuts/labels/Papercuts.html">Papercuts</a></p>
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