Stick them together with disposable chopsticks as shown below.

The link can be fastened with a small rope.

The edge of the lantern's drawing paper needs to be glued to the wooden stick/chopsticks (choose a thinner translucent paper: waxed paper or rice paper)

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Lantern, also known as lantern color, is an ancient Chinese traditional handicraft. Originated in the Western Han Dynasty more than 2,000 years ago, red lanterns symbolizing reunion are hung around the Lantern Festival on the fifteenth day of the first lunar month every year to create a festive atmosphere.

Later, lanterns became a symbol of China people's happiness. Through the inheritance and development of lantern artists in past dynasties, it has formed rich and colorful varieties and superb craftsmanship. There are palace lanterns, gauze lanterns, chandeliers and so on. From the modeling point of view, there are figures, landscapes, flowers and birds, dragons and phoenixes, fish and insects, etc., in addition to which there are lanterns for people to enjoy.