The Symbolic Significance of Lantern in China Traditional Culture

Introduction of red lantern: Red lantern is a kind of lamp made of red gauze, also called red gauze lamp, and the color of the lantern. Lantern, a traditional handicraft, originated in the Western Han Dynasty more than 800 years ago. Every year around the Lunar New Year and the Lantern Festival on the fifteenth day of the first month, people hang red lanterns symbolizing reunion to create an auspicious and festive atmosphere.

Therefore, on major festivals and festive occasions, round red lanterns will be hung at the gates of Tiananmen Square, streets, shops and parks in many towns across the country, and even at the gates of some large buildings and private houses. In the evening, lanterns are lit, red, grand and warm, beaming. Red lanterns are not only a handicraft, but also bear people's sustenance and good wishes from ancient times to the present. It is a treasure of our traditional culture, and it is also a very meaningful thing to create an atmosphere for our emotional venting. Historical origin of red lanterns: lanterns, also collectively known as lanterns, are ancient lamps and traditional handicrafts in ancient China, which originated in the Western Han Dynasty more than 2,000 years ago. Although the reasons for using lanterns were recorded as early as the Tang Dynasty in the 8th century BC, China had lanterns after the Qin and Han Dynasties, and paper lanterns may have been invented after the Eastern Han Dynasty. Every year around the Lantern Festival on the fifteenth day of the first lunar month, people hang red lanterns symbolizing reunion to create a festive atmosphere. Later, lanterns became a symbol of happiness for the people of China.

Through the inheritance and development of lantern artists in past dynasties, colorful varieties and exquisite craftsmanship have been formed. The custom of watching lanterns on the Lantern Festival originated in the early Han Dynasty, but there are also legends that Emperor Tang Ming played lanterns in Shangyang Palace on the Lantern Festival to celebrate the peace of the country and the people, and then tied lanterns. Accompanied by flickering lights, it symbolizes "the colorful dragon is auspicious, the people are rich and the country is strong", and the custom of playing lanterns is still widely circulated. Classification of red lanterns: from the type, there are palace lanterns, gauze lanterns and chandeliers; From the modeling point of view, there are figures, landscapes, flowers and birds, dragons and phoenixes, fish and insects and so on. In addition, there are lanterns for people to enjoy.

Introduction to red lanterns:

Lantern is a lamp made of red gauze, also called red gauze lamp, the color of lantern.

Lantern, a traditional handicraft, originated in the Western Han Dynasty more than 800 years ago. Every year around the Lunar New Year and the Lantern Festival on the fifteenth day of the first month, people hang red lanterns symbolizing reunion to create an auspicious and festive atmosphere.

Therefore, on major festivals and festive occasions, round red lanterns will be hung at the gates of Tiananmen Square, streets, shops and parks in many towns across the country, and even at the gates of some large buildings and private houses. In the evening, lanterns are lit, red, grand and warm, beaming.

Red lanterns are not only a handicraft, but also bear people's sustenance and good wishes from ancient times to the present. It is a treasure of our traditional culture, and it is also a very meaningful thing to create an atmosphere for our emotional venting.

The historical origin of red lanterns;

Lantern, also known as lantern, is an ancient lamp and a traditional handicraft in ancient China, which originated in the Western Han Dynasty more than 2,000 years ago.

Although the reasons for using lanterns were recorded as early as the Tang Dynasty in the 8th century BC, China had lanterns after the Qin and Han Dynasties, and paper lanterns may have been invented after the Eastern Han Dynasty.

Every year around the Lantern Festival on the fifteenth day of the first lunar month, people hang red lanterns symbolizing reunion to create a festive atmosphere.

Later, lanterns became a symbol of happiness for the people of China. Through the inheritance and development of lantern artists in past dynasties, colorful varieties and exquisite craftsmanship have been formed.

The custom of watching lanterns on the Lantern Festival originated in the early Han Dynasty, but there are also legends that Emperor Tang Ming played lanterns in Shangyang Palace on the Lantern Festival to celebrate the peace of the country and the people, and then tied lanterns. Accompanied by flickering lights, it symbolizes "the colorful dragon is auspicious, the people are rich and the country is strong", and the custom of playing lanterns is still widely circulated.

Classification of red lanterns:

In terms of types, there are palace lanterns, gauze lanterns and chandeliers. From the modeling point of view, there are figures, landscapes, flowers and birds, dragons and phoenixes, fish and insects and so on.

In addition, there are lanterns for people to enjoy.

Lantern in China is a combination of painting art, paper cutting, paper binding, sewing and other technologies. Palace lanterns and gauze lanterns are the most famous lanterns made in ancient China.

The existence value of red lanterns;

As a traditional folk handicraft, red lanterns are still popular in China. It plays an irreplaceable role in the long history of the Chinese nation. It is not only a part of intangible cultural heritage, but also an important symbol of the splendid culture of the Chinese nation.

In the eyes of China people, red lanterns symbolize family reunion, prosperity, happiness, brightness, vitality, integrity and wealth, so people like this kind of happy and beautiful things.

Especially in areas where overseas Chinese live in concentrated communities, such as Chinatown, red lanterns are hung all year round. This tradition permeates the unique and rich cultural heritage of the Chinese nation. Red lanterns have become a symbol of China culture.

Red lantern is a kind of folk handicraft with exquisite and diverse shapes, which has been circulated among the people for thousands of years. At the same time, the custom of hanging red lanterns is still maintained during the New Year and the fifteenth day of the first month. A big red lantern is hung on the door or yard of every household, which lights up on New Year's Eve until the morning of New Year's Day, symbolizing the good fortune of saying goodbye to the old year and welcoming the new year.