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Axisymmetric New Year's window cut paper tutorial

Preparation materials: a square of red paper.

Step 1: Divide the square red paper into five equal parts based on the center point, as shown in the picture below.

Step 2: Fold the square of red paper into four fifths, as shown in the picture below.

Step 3: Then fold the remaining one-fifth inward, as shown below.

Step 4: Next, continue to fold the square paper in half, again, as shown below.

Step 5: Finally, use scissors to cut off the tip of the fold in step 4, and cut some parallelograms and circles symmetrically on the paper, unfold the cut square origami paper so that a beautiful axisymmetric New Year's window cut-outs are completed, as shown in the picture below.

Information to extend: window flowers originated in the ice flower, also known as the ancient cut window for the "cut color", after the Song and Yuan, the New Year's custom of cutting and pasting the window gradually popularized, people use paper cutouts to express themselves to celebrate the spring back to the earth's joyful mood.