How to make a Dragon Boat Festival fan is as follows:
To make a Dragon Boat Festival fan, we need to prepare materials such as paper, bamboo or wooden sticks. Use bamboo or wooden sticks as the fan ribs, cut them according to the required size and shape, and then fix the position of the fan ribs with threads to ensure the fan ribs are balanced. To make a beautiful fan, choose paper with bright colors and tough texture, such as rice paper, cardboard or silk.
Cut the selected paper into a shape that matches the length of the fan bone, and then draw patterns on the paper, which can be traditional rice dumpling leaves or dragon boats, or various modern patterns. After the painting is completed, decorate and paint according to the design requirements to increase the beauty and durability of the fan.
Use glue or fiber tape to secure the paper to the fan ribs to ensure that the paper is firm and will not fall off easily. Finally, complete the decoration of the fan and add elements such as tassels and fan handles to create a beautiful Dragon Boat Festival fan. Fans are one of the traditional gifts of the Dragon Boat Festival, which have the meanings of exorcising evil spirits, warding off plague, eliminating disasters, and praying for blessings.
The paper fan is a type of Chinese folk art with a history of more than 2,000 years and is an important part of Chinese traditional culture. Traditionally, Dragon Boat Festival fans often use bamboo or wooden sticks as the fan bones and rice paper or silk as the paper surface, which is both practical and decorative.
The craftsmanship of making fans is very rich. It not only requires superb painting skills, but also requires mastering the texture of the paper and the structural characteristics of the fan bones. Only through repeated deliberation and adjustment can a perfect work be created.
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The Dragon Boat Festival, also known as the Duanyang Festival, Dragon Boat Festival, Chongwu Festival, Chongwu Festival, Tianzhong Festival, etc., falls on the fifth day of the fifth lunar month every year. It is a major folk festival that integrates worshiping gods and ancestors, praying for blessings and warding off evil spirits, celebrating entertainment and eating. The Dragon Boat Festival originates from the worship of natural celestial phenomena and evolved from dragon worship in ancient times.
On the Midsummer Dragon Boat Festival, Canglong Qisu soars in the center of due south, and is in the most "centered" position throughout the year, just like the fifth line of the "Book of Changes Qian Gua": "The flying dragon is in the sky." The Dragon Boat Festival is an auspicious day for "flying dragons in the sky". Dragon and dragon boat culture have always been throughout the history of the Dragon Boat Festival.