Cardboard to make lanterns simple practice

Cardboard to make lanterns handmade as follows:

Preparation materials: cardboard, pencil, ruler, scissors

Step 1: Leave each end of the cardboard 0.5~1.0cm.

Step 2: Draw a number of parallel lines according to the equal parts.

Step 3: Use a paper cutter to cut along the parallel lines.

Step 4: Roll it so that the cardboard is curved.

Step 5: Organize the shape and attach the string to finish.

Traditional Cultural Significance of Lanterns:

Chinese lanterns, also collectively known as lantern colors, are an ancient traditional Han craft. After thousands of years of development, lanterns have developed different regional styles, each with a unique form of artistic expression. Every year around the Lantern Festival on the 15th day of the first month of the lunar calendar, people hang up red lanterns symbolizing reunion to create a festive atmosphere.

Lanterns synthesize the crafts of painting, paper-cutting, papier-maché and embroidery, and are closely related to the lives of Chinese people. Lanterns have 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. From the types of: palace lanterns, gauze lamps, chandeliers and so on.