materials: bamboo strips (or wooden strips), rice paper, pen and ink, string, paste, scissors, etc.

The simple shape of paper lanterns is a cube or a cylinder. It is best to use flexible bamboo branches or bamboo skins to form a frame, and the joints are tied tightly with thin wires. Step 2, make the lamp body. Buy some white and red ordinary rice paper in Four Treasures of the Study store, cut it into the length and width of the lantern skeleton, and you can design your own patterns. Calligraphy, painting and paper-cutting can all be displayed on small lanterns. Step three, make a light source. If you put it indoors, you just need to light an ordinary candle in the lantern; If you want to carry it out, you'd better make a simple circuit with light bulbs and batteries. Red lanterns symbolize the prosperity of people's lives and add a strong flavor of the year.

Purpose of making lanterns:

The main reason for making lanterns is for lighting, and it is also a symbol of happiness and reunion. The significance of handmade lanterns: inheriting the traditional China culture and creating a strong festive atmosphere; Symbolizing happiness and reunion, lanterns were used for lighting in ancient times, and hanging lanterns in the streets and alleys of Mid-Autumn Festival represented the way to light up reunion. It is often a symbol, Wu Dunhou said, hoping that women will add more meaning.

In some areas, making lanterns on the Mid-Autumn Festival is an added bonus. The bride's family of a newly married girl will send lanterns to her on the Mid-Autumn Festival. This is not only to make your girl have a bright future and a prosperous life, but also to hope that the girl can continue to add to her husband's family. Because the pronunciation of "light" and "ding" is the same, it means that the population is prosperous and continuous.