How to simple handmade lanterns

Step one, get all the materials ready, the colorful paper can be cut with scissors or torn by hand, it doesn't need to be too regular.

The second step, all the colored paper with glue on both sides of the glass jar, remember not to leave gaps, all over.

The third step is to wait for ten minutes for the glue to dry, and then you can use a twisted stick or a thicker wire to make a lantern handle.

The fourth step is to light the candle and put it in the glass jar, or you can add some other decorations yourself.

Lanterns, also known as lantern colors, are an ancient traditional Chinese craft. Originating more than 2,000 years ago during the Western Han Dynasty, red lanterns symbolizing reunion were hung around the Lantern Festival on the fifteenth day of the first month of the lunar calendar every year to create a festive atmosphere.

The lantern has since become a symbol of festivity for the Chinese. Through successive generations of lantern artists inheritance and development, the formation of colorful varieties and high level of craftsmanship.