How to make handmade ancient style lanterns

Handmade antique style lanterns are as follows:

Raw materials: triangular frame, antique style cardboard, glue, string.

1, choose the right triangle frame.

2, paste your favorite old-fashioned cardboard.

3, Stick the adhesive between the two triangle frames.

4. Fold all the triangle frames towards the center, making sure there are no gaps.

5. Add fixed cords to the tops and ends of the three fluke frames.

6, so a beautiful old-fashioned lantern is ready.

Ancient people like to do lanterns for the reasons of the festival

Began in the Eastern Han Dynasty, the Eastern Han Dynasty Emperor Liu Zhuang advocated Buddhism, heard that the Buddhist monks on the fifteenth day of the first month to see the Buddha's relics, lighted lamps to honor the Buddha's practice, the night of the day on the order of the Imperial Palace and temples "lamps on the table of the Buddha", so that the common people of the clan have hung lamps, and later the Buddhist ceremonial festivals have formed a great folk festival.

In ancient times, Taichi God is the most honorable of the gods, more noble than the five emperors, Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty believed in the gods and immortals, in order to pray for the blessing of Taichi God, he ordered the construction of the Taichi altar in the southeast of the city of Chang'an, and also in the Ganquan Palace, the Taichi Shrine altar, on the night of the first day of the month of the first month of every year, the court will light up a large number of lanterns.

The various forms of lanterns reflect the Taichi Shrine Altar both bright and mysterious, and Emperor Wu of Han led the civil and military officials to kneel and pray, and the whole court was filled with pious prayers, so that the practice of the 15th day of the first month of the lanterns and colorful y rooted in people's hearts, and became part of the traditional folk festival.