Papel picado banners have a long history in indigenous Mesoamerican culture. Mesoamerican cultures such as the Otomi and the Aztec traditionally made paper from the inner bark of maguey, fig, or mulberry trees. Religious practitioners cut the paper into designs for use in rituals to combat disease, misfortune, and dangerous spirits, as well as in rituals to ask for … [Read more...] about Papel Picado Banners: Researched by Nichapat Kongpaisarnnatee, Michelle Eveker, and Celeste Hanford