How to make plasticine lanterns by hand

The following are the hand-made methods of plasticine lanterns:

1. First, knead the dough with red mud. Take a knife and cut it as shown. Then knead the yellow mud into strips.

2. Stick the kneaded yellow strips on the red mud. Pinch out the top and bottom of the lantern with yellow mud. Finally, stick it together and it's finished.

China Lantern, also known as Lantern, is an ancient traditional handicraft of Han nationality. After thousands of years of development, lanterns have formed different regional styles, and each lantern has its own unique artistic expression. Every year around the Lantern Festival on the fifteenth day of the first lunar month, people hang red lanterns symbolizing reunion to create a festive atmosphere.

Lantern is a combination of painting, paper-cutting, paper binding, acupuncture and other technologies, which is closely related to people's lives in China. Lanterns have become a symbol of happiness for the people of China. Through the inheritance and development of lantern artists in past dynasties, colorful varieties and exquisite craftsmanship have been formed. There are palace lanterns, gauze lanterns, chandeliers and so on. From the modeling point of view, there are figures, landscapes, flowers and birds, dragons and phoenixes, fish and insects, etc. Besides, there are lanterns for people to enjoy.

Lantern is an important part of China traditional culture. Whether in the old days or now, hand-tied lanterns not only set off the festive atmosphere of the festival, but also gave people more inspiration to pray and pinned people's good expectations for health, peace and longevity.