Materials: cardboard, paper cutter, ruler, pencil, double-sided tape, string.

Small lantern making steps:

1. Prepare a rectangular red card (I used an expired old calendar card).

2. Leave 0.5~ 1.0cm on both sides of the cardboard, draw several parallel lines equally, and then cut them with a paper cutter.

3. Roll it into an arc.

4. When pasting, cut the scraps into thin strips for nailing, and then paste them into strings.

5. Beautiful little lanterns are ready.

Lanterns symbolize family reunion, prosperity, happiness, brightness, vitality, perfection and wealth, and can create a festive atmosphere. Lantern is an important part of China traditional culture. Whether in the old days or now, hand-tied lanterns not only set off the festive atmosphere of the festival, but also gave people more inspiration to pray and pinned people's good expectations for health, peace and longevity.

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. In China, lanterns are closely related to people's lives. 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.

Lanterns in China are not only used for lighting, but also a symbol. Wu Dunhou said that he used to make bridal lanterns (that is, palace lanterns) to represent wedding celebrations; Bamboo lanterns announced that this was a funeral occasion.