What kinds of folk lanterns are there?

Folk lanterns include dragon lanterns, palace lanterns, gauze lanterns, basket lanterns, dragon and phoenix lanterns, corner lanterns, tree lanterns, lantern lanterns, mushroom lanterns, knife-closing lanterns, lantern lanterns and drum lanterns. Lantern, also known as lantern, originated from traditional folk crafts, and its main function is lighting. It is covered with paper or silk, and its skeleton is usually made of bamboo strips or wooden strips with candles or light bulbs inserted in the middle.

Lantern is the product of China ancient traditional culture, which has both life function and artistic characteristics. Lantern is an important entertainment culture of the Chinese nation for thousands of years. It rewards God and entertains the public. It not only has the function of paying god for Nuo opera, but also has the value of entertaining people. In modern society, it is hung more than Spring Festival, Lantern Festival and other festivals, adding luster to festive days and praying for peace.

Lantern Festival originated from Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty who set up an altar in the palace on the fifteenth day of the first lunar month to worship the most distinguished sun god at that time. Because it is held all night, it is necessary to light all night, which is the beginning of Lantern Festival lighting. After Buddhism was introduced to China from India, due to the combination of Taoist immortal skills and the piety of burning lanterns to worship Buddha, on the night of the fifteenth day of the first month, urban and rural areas were brightly lit, and gentry and ordinary people hung lanterns, forming a unique custom of combining Chinese and Western.