The knife-collecting lamp is made according to the legendary dragon crescent moon knife used by Guan Gong before his death. It travels with lanterns and rabbit lanterns, which is a metaphor for protecting peace. The custom of enjoying lanterns here has a history of 400-500 years. From the 13th to 15th night of the first month, I visited four villages from Qianmen Village to Chudeng Village.
2. 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". Take the bamboo stick as the skeleton, paste red, white and green paper, insert the wick, light it and carry it away. According to legend, some people are eager to have children, symbolizing that rabbits can have children and grandchildren, which has been passed down to this day.
3. Lantern
In ancient times, riding lanterns were called dragon lanterns, fairy candles, heron lanterns and lantern lanterns. It is also one of the traditional holiday toys, belonging to lanterns. Common in Lantern Festival, Lantern Festival, Mid-Autumn Festival and other festivals. A candle is lit in the lamp, and the heat generated by the candle causes airflow and makes the axle rotate. There is paper-cut on the axle, and the shadow of paper-cut is projected on the screen by candlelight, and the image keeps moving.