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WFAA photojournalist Lauren Fleming shares a workshop connecting people to Mexican culture through hands-on crafts.
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A video of Pope Leo XIV singing ‘Feliz Navidad’ has resurfaced on TikTok. The video of him performing the Spanish Christmas song was taken in 2014 when he was a bishop in Peru. In it, Pope Leo is ...
Papel Picado is an elaborate and colorful paper decoration that dates back to prehispanic times in Mexico. This adornment was used by the Aztecs to make banners and flags during rituals for the gods ...
A video of Pope Leo XIV singing the Christmas carol Feliz Navidad (Merry Christmas) in 2014 in Chiclayo has gone viral on social media and shows the closeness and warmth he had with the youth in the ...
Taste of Madeira, in London Road, Westcliff – formerly O’Picado before reopening this year – was gutted by fire in 2022, leaving the restaurant a ruin and owner Nidia Rodrigues struggling to ...
When the pandemic was just beginning, Rosa Leff quit her job as a kindergarten teacher to become a full-time artist. After eight years of teaching, she decided to give her love of papel picado (cut ...
The hit Christmas song by José Feliciano was born out of loneliness. Learn the 'Feliz Navidad' lyrics in English and Spanish, and the song's history.
Using a chisel and hammer, a Houston artist is reviving the tradition of papel picado, crafting designs that tell stories of his family and culture.