Paper-cutting of Dragon Boat Festival

Dragon Boat Festival is one of the traditional festivals in China and an important part of the cultural heritage of the Chinese nation. There are many origins and legends of the Dragon Boat Festival. The most famous one is the tradition that people hold zongzi in the water and race dragon boats after Qu Yuan's death, and use wormwood, calamus and other herbs to get rid of diseases and prevent epidemics.

Besides these activities, there are many other folk customs in the Dragon Boat Festival. One of them is paper cutting. Paper-cutting is one of the unique traditional handicrafts in China. It is a popular folk art form in China, which combines graphic modeling, color design, hand-made and other elements.

During the Dragon Boat Festival, people usually cut out various patterns in bright colors such as red, yellow and green, such as dragon boats, zongzi, fish and butterflies, to decorate their families or give them to relatives and friends. These paper-cut works not only have the connotation of traditional culture, but also have a strong festive atmosphere, which is deeply loved by people.

You need some basic tools and skills to cut out a beautiful paper-cut work of the Dragon Boat Festival. The first thing is to prepare a piece of paper in red or other colors, and then draw the outline of the pattern according to your imagination and creativity. Then, carefully cut out the required shape on the outline with small scissors or scissors. Finally, use colored pens or other colors of paper to make the work more three-dimensional and layered.

Of course, if you want to make beautiful works through paper-cutting, you need to master some basic skills and techniques. If you want to cut out details, be careful. Scissors should be soft and powerful, neither too big nor too small. It is necessary to master the angle and strength of scissors in order to make paper-cut works more neat and beautiful.

In a word, paper-cutting is a very interesting and creative handicraft art form, especially in traditional festivals such as Dragon Boat Festival, which can let people know more about traditional culture and the beauty of nature and life. I hope that on this Dragon Boat Festival, everyone can try paper-cutting and make their own exquisite works to make the festival more meaningful and interesting.