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Flower Lantern Names and Meaning

Comprehensive list of lantern names: dragon lanterns, yarn lanterns, dragon and phoenix lanterns, guan dao lanterns, rabbit lanterns, palace lanterns and so on. The symbolism is as follows:

1, dragon lantern. Symbolism: the dragon lantern dance originated from the ancient worship of the dragon, every joyous festival, will dance the dragon. People use this to pray for peace and a good harvest will become a folk culture of the Han people across the country.

2, gauze lanterns. Symbolism: before and after the Lantern Festival on the fifteenth day of the first month, people are hanging up the meaning of reunion symbolized by the red gauze lanterns, big red lanterns hanging high, hanging is warm and auspicious.

3, dragon and phoenix lamp. Symbolism: the dragon is the embodiment of auspiciousness, and the phoenix painted on a lantern means pairs or dragon and phoenix auspicious.

4, the lights of the sword. Symbolism: Guan knife lamp is in accordance with the legend of Guan Gong life using the blue dragon crescent knife and made into. It travels with carrying lamps and rabbit lamps and has the metaphor of protecting peace.

5, rabbit lamp. Symbolism: According to legend, this is someone looking forward to children, the rabbit will give birth to a child as a symbol of the meaning of having many children and grandchildren, passed down to this day.

6, palace lanterns. Symbolism: In ancient times, the palace lamps were used in the court, to symbolize the status of noble.