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Types of Lantern Festival lanterns
1, Dragon Lantern
China is the hometown of dragons, and people in China regard themselves as descendants of dragons. Dragon Lantern, also known as "Dragon Dance", is a folk dance form of light in China, which is popular in many areas of China. Dragon is the first of the five beasts, and dragon culture is the most important totem culture of the Chinese nation.
2. Palace lanterns
Gong Deng, also known as Gong Deng, is one of the most distinctive traditional handicrafts of Han nationality in China. Palace lanterns began in the Eastern Han Dynasty and flourished in the Sui and Tang Dynasties. They have strong local characteristics. Palace lanterns, as the name suggests, are used in palaces. They are mainly made of fine wood, inlaid with silk yarn and glass, and painted with various patterns. They are famous for their elegance and court style.
3. Rabbit lamp
The rabbit lamp is a three-headed parallel * * * body, with the big head in the middle, commonly known as "rabbit girl" and the small heads on both sides, so it is called "thin rabbit". Use bamboo sticks as the skeleton, paste red, white and green paper, insert the wick, light it and carry it away.
4. Lantern
In ancient times, riding lanterns were called pan-pot lanterns (Qin and Han dynasties), fairy candle and Zhu dew lanterns (Tang dynasty) and riding lanterns (Song dynasty). It is also one of the traditional holiday toys, belonging to lanterns. It is a unique ornamental lantern in lantern art, and its reputation spreads all over the world, and it is common in Lantern Festival, Lantern Festival, Mid-Autumn Festival and other festivals.
5. Lotus Lantern
Lotus lantern is a gift given by young men and women in ancient Minnan, with rich meanings. Later, it is usually presented to newlyweds and a pair of lanterns during the Lantern Festival. It is said that praying for blessings can give birth to healthy fat dolls.
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