Simple manual method video of making lanterns

Please click on the webpage link to watch the simple video of making handmade lanterns.

1, prepare scissors and red cardboard first (novices need to prepare more);

2. Take out a piece of red cardboard and fold it in half regularly;

3. Cut the cardboard along the "paper spine" and finally reserve 5 cm.

4. Roll the card paper several times to make it look curved;

5. Then open the wrapped cardboard, connect it end to end, and stick it together with double-sided tape to form a cylinder;

6. Press the glued cylinder down again, and then slowly adjust the radian of the paper by hand, and the main part of the lantern is completed;

7. Thread a few threads on both ends of the lantern with needle and thread and disposable chopsticks, and tie the threads;

8. Tie a small wooden stick to one end of the line, which can be used as the handle of the lantern;

9. Cut the cardboard of two colors into thin strips with scissors and mix them as the tassels of lanterns;

10, tie the tassel of the lantern to the finished main part, and the lantern will be finished.

The origin of lanterns

The first statement: the custom of hanging lanterns on the Lantern Festival began in the Eastern Han Dynasty. Emperor Liu Zhuang of the Eastern Han Dynasty advocated Buddhism. It is said that Buddhism has the etiquette that monks observe the relics and light lanterns to worship Buddha on the fifteenth day of the first month, so they ordered palaces and temples to hang lanterns on this day. In the later development, this custom gradually became a major festival, and people lit lights on this day to celebrate the peace of the country and people and the happiness and well-being of the people.

The second statement: There is an interesting folk statement about the origin of playing lanterns. Legend has it that a long time ago, there were many fierce birds and beasts, hurting people and birds everywhere. People organized themselves to defeat them. A god bird landed on the earth because it got lost, but was shot by an unsuspecting hunter. In order to avoid the punishment of the Emperor of Heaven, people used lanterns as a cover, and lanterns have been passed down to this day.