The making method of water lamp is both beautiful and simple.

The manufacturing method of the water lamp is beautiful and simple, as follows:

1. Cut the banana trunk into circles and trim it with a knife. This round rod block is the bottom of the water lamp. The floating of the lamp depends on the inflated loose structure of the round core column.

2. To make the lamp body, first cut the whole banana leaf into the shape of the banana stem, then nail it on the stem with a pin, then fold some beautiful lace with the banana leaf, and then combine the small lace into a big lace, which will highlight the shape of the lamp body. Next, put the shoelace and the base together, wrap the shoelace around the base and fix it with a pin. This kind of water lamp consists of two layers of bases, the second layer is similar to the bottom layer.

3. Fold bright flowers on the lamp body, and then insert small flowers on the lace of the water lamp. Cut one side of the base with scissors and fix it in the middle.

4. Insert the incense sticks and incense into the water lamp, and the water lamp will be finished.

Water lanterns, also known as river lanterns, are an ancient traditional folk cultural activity. It is usually held in the Mid-Autumn Festival. Originated in the early Ming Dynasty. According to the "General Examination of Continued Literature", "On the fourteenth day of the first month of the fifth year of Hongwu, the Qinhuai River burned thousands of lanterns, and the night ended on the fifteenth day."

In addition, there is a traditional festival in Buddhism-Menglan Pot Festival. Legend has it that Mulian, a disciple of Buddha, knew that his mother was hanged upside down in hell. Because he asked the Buddha how to solve her mother's problem, the Buddha told him that every year on the Mid-Autumn Festival on July 15th, she prepared a hundred flavors of food and supported ten monks, but she could not solve her mother's problem.

When I arrive in Liang Wudi, I will build a dream orchid basin on the anniversary to save my mother. During the Ming and Qing Dynasties, the Menglan Basin Festival on July 15 was combined with Shuideng River. Among the neighboring countries of China, loi krathong is an important festival in Thailand. In India, Myanmar, Vietnam and other countries, there are also folk customs of releasing river lanterns and floating water lanterns.

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Today, the most lively and grand place in Thailand to celebrate loi krathong is Sukhothai City, the ancient capital of Sukhothai Dynasty and the birthplace of water lanterns. There is an ancient temple in the ancient city, which is located on an island in the middle of the lake. During the festival, citizens and tourists gather here to put on water lanterns.

On the same day, the celebration began with the design of water lanterns and the beauty contest of Miss Water lanterns, as well as the parade of elephants, horses and floats dressed in costumes, which made people feel as if they had returned to the ancient Sukhothai era, because Sukhothai City is an ancient capital with historical significance, a famous ancient city with beautiful mountains and rivers and rich products.

At the same time, Chiang Mai in northern Thailand is also very interesting. In the morning, good men and women came to the temple to worship Buddha in droves with delicious meals, fruits and flowers. Monks are busy accepting gifts and giving lectures. At night, small coconut oil lamps are lit indoors and outdoors in every household, in the courtyard of Buddhist temples and around the walls. Coconut oil lamps made of banana leaves float in the river, and flashing lights climb up to see the distance everywhere, as if the stars in the sky had fallen to the ground.