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Paper Umbrellas (501 Piece Wooden Jigsaw Puzzle) christmas puzzles for adults The dog days of summerThe earliest umbrellas existed in China at least two thousand years ago. They were first made of silk and later, more popularly, paper. The Chinese called them oil paper umbrellas and waxed and lacquered their paper parasols because oil repels water. The frames of the umbrellas were made of mulberry bark or bamboo. Royal families used red and yellow umbrellas, and ordinary people used blue umbrellas. They quickly spread across Asia and are still very