How to make Mid-Autumn Festival lanterns

How to make Mid-Autumn Festival lanterns is as follows:

1. Material preparation: a red, yellow and orange cardboard, a pair of scissors, a bottle of glue, a pencil and a ruler. Cut the cardboard into strips with equal width, the length can be determined according to personal preference, generally about 30 cm. Then roll the paper into a circle according to the different colors of the cardboard and fix it with glue. These circular strips can be used as the bottom and top of lanterns.

2. Make a rectangle with red cardboard. The size depends on the size of the bottom circle, which is generally about twice the diameter of the circle. Roll the two ends of the rectangle into a circle and fix it with glue, which becomes the main part of the lantern.

3. Cut out some rectangles on yellow and orange cardboard respectively. The width of these rectangles depends on the height of the lamp body, which is generally smaller than the height of the main body. Then, roll these rectangles into cylinders and fix them with glue respectively. These cylinders will be used as beards for lanterns.

4. Paste the yellow and orange cylinders on both sides above the red round body to form the shape of the lantern whiskers. Then cut the tops of the cylinders into triangles with scissors to make them look more like lanterns' beards. Finally, draw some patterns or write some greetings on the lanterns with pencils and rulers to make the lanterns more beautiful and memorable.

The origin of lanterns

Lantern is an ancient lighting tool, and its origin can be traced back to ancient times. According to historical records, lanterns were originally made of animal fat by people in the Western Han Dynasty. With the passage of time, the materials and styles of lanterns are constantly changing, but their basic function remains unchanged, that is, providing lighting.

Lanterns are made of various materials, including paper, satin and glass. Among them, red paper lanterns are the most common, because red has auspicious and festive symbolic significance in China culture. Lanterns have different shapes, such as round, oval and square, as well as various patterns and decorations.

3. The origin of lanterns is closely related to the traditional culture of China. In ancient China, lanterns were an important cultural symbol and were used in various occasions, such as sacrifices, festivals, weddings and funerals. Lantern is not only a lighting tool, but also bears people's respect for gods, ancestors and traditional culture.

In ancient times, the production and use of lanterns were also related to folklore. For example, there is a saying that in order to prevent ghosts from wandering, people will hang red lanterns at the door on the Ghost Festival on the fifteenth day of the seventh lunar month. There is also a saying that during the Lantern Festival, people will hang lanterns of various shapes to celebrate reunion and happiness.