How to make lanterns? Handmade antiques

The steps of making antique lanterns by hand are as follows:

Tools/materials: glue, handmade paper, four beautiful antique papers and a small stick.

1, first rub a thin piece of paper with pink handmade paper.

2. Prepare 12 identical banknotes without color.

3. Put four pieces of one color into a square and fix the joint with hot melt adhesive.

4. Prepare two squares in the same step, and put the remaining small stick upright between the two squares.

5. After it is completed, it is such a framework.

6. Stick the prepared antique paper on the four vertical frames by hand and stick it on the side.

7. After the lantern theme is finished, hang a tassel under it.

8. Tie a small rope on the lantern so that it can be hung on the stick.

Mid-Autumn Festival

Mid-Autumn Festival, also known as Moon Festival, Moonlight Birthday, Moon Festival, Autumn Festival, Mid-Autumn Festival, Moon Festival, Moon Festival and Reunion Festival, is a traditional folk festival in China. It is a traditional cultural festival popular in many ethnic groups in China and countries in the cultural circle of Chinese characters. August 15th of the lunar calendar; Because its value is only half that of Sanqiu, it is named Mid-Autumn Festival. The Mid-Autumn Festival originated in ancient times, popularized in the Han Dynasty and shaped in the Tang Dynasty. Mid-Autumn Festival, Spring Festival, Tomb-Sweeping Day and Dragon Boat Festival are also called the four traditional festivals in China.

On May 20th, 2006, the State Council listed it in the first batch of national intangible cultural heritage. Since 2008, Mid-Autumn Festival has been listed as a national statutory holiday. The traditional activities of Mid-Autumn Festival include: enjoying the moon, guessing riddles, eating moon cakes, drinking osmanthus wine, playing with lanterns, drawing rabbits and so on. Moon cakes are one of the traditional cakes in China with a long history. People eat moon cakes in the Mid-Autumn Festival. Moon cakes are round and shared by the whole family, symbolizing reunion and harmony.