The tutorial for making kindergarten lanterns by hand is as follows: 1. After preparing the paper, stick double-sided tape on one end of the yellow paper, and stick a strip of double-sided tape on the top and bottom of the rose red paper. Lay the paper flat, and use a ruler to draw intervals of 0.5cm.

parallel lines on the left and right, and then score them with a utility knife or carving knife.

It is not recommended to fold and cut in half. If you fold and cut in half, the creases will affect the overall effect of this lantern.

2. Tear off one strip of double-sided tape from the rose red paper, and glue the yellow paper in alignment.

3. After it is glued, turn the origami over and apply another strip of rose red double-sided tape to align it with the bottom edge of the yellow paper.

There is an arch in the middle.

4. Tear off 2 tassels from one end of the lantern, then tear off the yellow double-sided tape and stick the ends together, and the shape of the lantern will come out.

5. Finally, glue on a suitable handle and the lantern is ready.

Zigong Lanterns Zigong Lantern Festival lanterns (Zigong lanterns, Zigong flower lanterns) mainly include craft lanterns, pedestal lanterns, group lanterns, etc.

Among them, group lanterns are the most distinctive. They mostly express outstanding folk traditions, classical masterpieces, mythological stories and other themes. They are large-scale, group, and linked. This also makes the Zigong Lantern Festival a pearl in the Chinese lantern culture.

Zigong lanterns are ingeniously conceived, carefully made, and made of unique materials. Porcelain tableware, glass bottles, silkworm cocoons, thin bamboo strips, tie-dye, silk, etc. can be used as raw materials for making lanterns.

The combination of traditional production techniques and modern science and technology makes the lanterns colorful and colorful, which is dizzying for the eyes. This also pushes the Zigong Lantern Festival to a higher artistic realm.

The cultural concept lanterns that make people think and look forward to the most are probably the Lantern Festival lanterns.

The custom of watching lanterns during the Lantern Festival originated in the early years of the Han Dynasty. During the Kaiyuan period of the Tang Dynasty, in order to celebrate the peace and prosperity of the country and the people, lanterns were tied up. The flickering lights symbolized "the colorful dragons are auspicious, and the people are prosperous and the country is strong." The lantern custom has become widely popular since then.

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When Zhu Yuanzhang of the Ming Dynasty established Nanjing as his capital, tens of thousands of water lanterns were set off on the Qinhuai River; in the Yongle Dynasty, a large lamppost was erected at the Meridian Gate, and a "Lamp Market" was set up outside the Hua Gate, so that there was still a "Dengshikou" street in Peiping.

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After the Republic of China, although the practice of lanterns still existed, it became much duller. Fortunately, due to the Chinese fever, lanterns gradually played an important role in home decoration. However, some of the materials used for lanterns have changed from the original paper and bamboo to

Made of cloth, plastic, and wire, the shape and color of the lanterns are also very different from traditional ones.