How to make round lanterns by hand

The hand-made method of that round lantern is as follow:

Tools: red paper and yellow paper, scissors and glue.

1, Step 1: Prepare red paper.

2. Step 2: Stick a yellow note for decoration.

Step 3: Prepare circular pieces of paper. Fold in half.

4. Step 4: Paste it on rectangular red paper.

Step 5: Cut the yellow paper into thin strips.

6. Step 6: Turn it over and stick it at the bottom.

Step 7: Glue the two ends together.

8. Stick a note as the handle of the lantern. Finished product drawing.

Tie lanterns

In ancient Guangdong, when the Mid-Autumn Festival approached, children made rabbit lanterns, carambola lanterns or square lanterns out of bamboo paper with the help of their parents. In addition, many children will use water Pi Zha lanterns. In addition, there are papaya lamps and banana lamps. The simplest one is the "pomelo peel lamp", which is made by almost every family's children. The tied lanterns are not only used to "tree the Mid-Autumn Festival", but also couples hold lanterns to enjoy the moon.

There are many games in Mid-Autumn Festival, the first is playing lanterns. Mid-Autumn Festival is one of the three major Lantern Festival in China, so we should play with lanterns in festivals. Of course, the Mid-Autumn Festival does not have such a large lantern festival, and playing with lanterns is mainly between families and children. As early as the Northern Song Dynasty, it was recorded in the Story of the Old Wulin that the Mid-Autumn Festival was a custom, and there was an activity of putting the "Little Red" lamp into the river to drift and play. Lantern playing in Mid-Autumn Festival is mostly concentrated in the south.