Make lanterns out of cardboard

1. Take a piece of red cardboard, roll it into a cylinder, and then stick the joint with double-sided tape.

2. Take another piece of red cardboard with the same size as in step 1, and evenly carve vertical parallel lines on the new cardboard with a carving knife (it is recommended that the distance between parallel lines be 0.5cm wide). The cardboard should be 1 cm wide from top to bottom, left and right, which is convenient for subsequent pasting with double-sided adhesive.

3. Roll the engraved card paper into a cylinder, and then stick the joint tightly with double-sided tape to make the prototype of the lantern.

4. Erect the lantern prototype in step 3 and press it slowly by hand; After that, put the paper tube made in step 1 into the pressed lantern prototype and paste it.

5. Cut out two pieces of yellow paper and stick them on the upper and lower ends of the lantern.

6. Cut off a slender belt and stick it on the head of the lantern as a handle.

7. Tidy up and the lanterns will be ready.

The traditional cultural significance of lanterns;

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.