How to make Lantern Festival lanterns

Just buy the materials for making lanterns in the shop and follow the instructions.

The fifteenth day of the first lunar month is called Shangyuan Festival, and the night is called Yuanxiao, just like Yuanxiao. Today, the fifteenth day of the first lunar month is called the Lantern Festival. The first month of the lunar calendar is January, and the ancients called the night "night" or "evening". The fifteenth day of the first month is the first full moon night in a year, so it is called Yuanxi and Lantern Festival, also known as Shangyuan Festival. According to the traditional folk custom in China, on the festival night of Spring Festival, the bright moon is high in the sky and the ground is covered with thousands of lanterns. People watch lanterns, solve riddles on the lanterns and eat Yuanxiao. They have a happy family reunion.

Lantern Festival originated in the Han Dynasty, and it is said that it was set up to commemorate Pinglu during the reign of Emperor Wen of Han Dynasty. After the death of Emperor Liu Ying of the Han Dynasty, Lv Hou usurped power, and the Lushi family dominated the state affairs. After Lv Hou's death, Zhou Bo, Chen Ping and others eliminated the influence of Lv Hou and established Liu Heng as the emperor of China. Because the day to quell Zhu Lu is the fifteenth day of the first month, after that, every year on the fifteenth night of the first month, Emperor Wen of Han will go out of the palace to celebrate with the people incognito and set the fifteenth day of the first month as the Lantern Festival. During the period of Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty, the sacrificial activities of "Taiyi God" were held on the 15th day of the first month. Sima Qian listed the Lantern Festival as a major festival in taichu calendar law.

The 15th night of the first lunar month is a traditional Lantern Festival celebration in China, also known as the Lantern Festival. On this day, every household is hung with lanterns and colorful decorations to celebrate with the whole world. At that time, lights were hung on doors, except for lighting during festivals, mostly to add festive atmosphere.

China people have a history of more than 2,000 years of setting off Kongming lanterns on the Lantern Festival. There are many kinds and styles of lanterns all over the country, which are very popular. Taiwan Province provincial lanterns, commonly known as drum lanterns, are named after their early appearance as gongs and drums. Popular types are lanterns, round lanterns, dice lanterns and knife lanterns.