How to make lanterns by hand

Tools/raw materials: red cardboard, yellow cardboard, knife, double-sided tape.

1. Fold the red cardboard in half and cut it along the crease.

2. Use double-sided tape to stick all the small square cardboard diagonally.

3. Cut the yellow cardboard into strips and stick the strips on the big red cardboard.

4. Paste the big red cardboard into a cylindrical shape, and paste the small square cardboard that was pasted before on the cylindrical surface.

5. Cut the yellow cardboard into strips as lamp ears and stick them on the lamp body. Make a lantern handle out of red cardboard.

Lantern, also called lantern color, is a traditional handicraft in ancient China.

Introduction of lanterns:

Lantern originated in the Western Han Dynasty more than 265,438+000 years ago. Around the Lantern Festival on the fifteenth day of the first lunar month, people hang red lanterns symbolizing reunion to create a festive atmosphere.

Later, lanterns became 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 in China combines painting art, paper cutting, paper binding, sewing and other techniques. Palace lanterns and gauze lanterns are the most famous lanterns made in ancient China. Lanterns are closely related to the people of China. There are lanterns everywhere in temples and living rooms. After careful calculation, there were lanterns in China after Qin and Han Dynasties and paper lanterns after the invention of paper in the Eastern Han Dynasty. In China, lanterns are not only used for lighting, but also a symbol.