Lantern Festival Lantern Manuscript 1
On the fifteenth day of the first month, Lantern Festival has the custom of colorful lanterns. In the streets and lanes, red lights are hung high, including palace lanterns, animal headlights, lantern lanterns, flower lanterns and bird lanterns, which attract the people watching the lanterns. If you have leisure time, it is also a good idea to make lanterns yourself. The manufacturing process of lanterns is complicated, and the materials and manufacturing process of different varieties of lanterns are different. However, from the * * * aspect, the production method of Lantern Festival lanterns generally includes the following links:
1, material selection
(1) Put the bamboo in a steam room (or heat it for half an hour), then take it out and put it in a cool place to dry, but it should not be excessively dried or exposed to strong light.
(2) Skinning cut: The length required to shave rough epidermis and cut bamboo strips depends on the size of lanterns.
2. Tie the skeleton
Weave the lamp holder in a cross way, and tie several bamboo rings on the lamp wall in the middle of the lamp holder.
3. Make the lamp body
Buy some white and red ordinary rice paper or golden 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. After pasting, you can also use narrow strips of imitation silk paper to edge up and down, which looks more elegant, much like ancient palace lanterns. If you are not good at painting and calligraphy, there is a simple method for reference. Use a thin paper to trace the desired words on the copybook, then overlap this thin paper with crimson rice paper and dig out the words with a single-edged blade. Take off the tissue paper, and hollow handwriting will appear on the red rice paper. White rice paper is used as the lamp body, red rice paper is pasted in it, and candlelight or light is mapped out from the hollowed-out place, and the effect is quite beautiful.
4. 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. Maybe it looks a little rough, but it's unique to light your own lantern during the Lantern Festival.
5, pasting
First, evenly brush the diluted paste on the surface of the skeleton, then paste cotton gauze, attach the cut gauze to the lamp holder lightly, then brush it flat with a brush, and finally paste two layers of glossy paper for lanterns (if there is no glossy paper, fine cotton paper is also acceptable). Note that the brush used to smooth the paste must be clean, and the pasted paper must be pasted without seams to be truly pasted.
6. Dry
Put the lanterns in a cool and ventilated place to dry.
7. Painting
(1) Paint or cut and paste: paint or cut and paste with personal patterns, such as figures, eight immortals, flowers and birds, ladies, etc.
(2) Writing words: After painting, whether to write words is decided according to the situation. When the words and patterns are completely dry, the lantern will be finished.
In fact, as long as it can transmit light, there is no limit to the materials for making lanterns. Even fruits, discarded cartons and aluminum cans can be used as materials, so there is unlimited imagination for the changes of lanterns.
Lantern Festival Lantern Handwritten Newspaper 2
The fifteenth night of the first lunar month is a traditional celebration of the Lantern Festival in China, also known as the Lantern Festival. In ancient times, when the Chinese New Year came, every household decorated with lanterns and decorated with colorful decorations, and celebrated with the whole world. At that time, lights were hung on doors, except for lighting during festivals, mostly to add festive atmosphere. From New Year's Eve to the fifteenth day of the first month, many folk activities are connected with lanterns. On the Lantern Festival, people not only eat Yuanxiao, but also watch and enjoy lanterns, which has lasted for more than 2,000 years, so it is commonly called "Lantern Festival".
The custom of burning lanterns began in the Han Dynasty. During the Shundi period of the Eastern Han Dynasty, Zhang Daoling founded Taoism and designated the 15th day of the first month as the "Shangyuan Festival", on which lanterns were burned to worship the "Taiyi God". This custom has existed for generations. In the Sui Dynasty, a grand lantern festival was held every year to entertain the envoys of various countries.
Lantern Festival became the Lantern Festival and it became a custom in the middle of Tang Dynasty. Emperor Xuanzong of the Tang Dynasty reopened the curfew on the 15th day of the first month in the second year of his birth (7 13), and ordered thousands of lanterns to be lit for three nights, which became a temporary prosperity. In the northern song dynasty, during the gande period, the lighting time increased to five nights. It starts at 14 and ends at 18. More prosperous. Therefore, there is a saying that "the dumplings in the Song Dynasty are lanterns in the Sui Dynasty". Moreover, in the Song Dynasty, riddles appeared, that is, riddles were tied to lanterns, which made people enjoy the lanterns with riddles and added interest. The word "lantern riddle" comes from this. In the seventh year of Yongle in the Ming Dynasty, the court decreed that "the Lantern Festival begins on the eleventh and is granted a holiday of ten days." It has become the longest Lantern Festival in the past, and it has also formed a national festival. In the Qing dynasty, the lantern festival was changed to four days, but the grand occasion continued unabated. From the first month, "thirteen lights, fourteen test lights, fifteen positive lights." It has been lively until the "eighteen lights" and the whole Spring Festival is over.
Lantern Festival Lantern Handwritten Newspaper 3
The fifteenth day of the first month is really lively. People solve riddles on the lanterns, eat Yuanxiao, watch lanterns and set off fireworks. It's really a thousand lights, and the bright moon comes one by one.
When I came to the road, the scenery in front of me simply stunned me. It is the best portrayal that the fire tree and the silver flower spend the night, and the bare trees and grasslands come alive like magic during the day. The grass on the ground is full of vitality, and the trunk is very bright in color, including red, yellow, green and colorful. The branches are competing for beauty, with flowers competing to open, butterflies dancing, bees humming and singing, and some are like sweet dewdrops flowing out. They twinkle like stars in the sky, and feel the happiness of this festival with us.
We followed the crowd of people watching the lights to the gate of the park. First of all, you are greeted by two lifelike golden snakes at the gate, which are very eye-catching. The big snake head, thick snake body and long snake tail, especially its red and huge snake letter, are hung with a golden blessing, as if wishing people a happy life in the new year.
Further inside, the lights are getting brighter and brighter, and there are more and more styles of lanterns. Some are like tall Christmas trees, some are like mighty lions, some are like flying dragons, and some are carp jumping over the dragon gate, dragons and phoenixes appearing auspicious, and grains are abundant. In the central square, there is a circle of red lanterns hanging around, each with a golden snake dancing on it, and a huge lantern in the center, with a golden auspicious cloud pattern on the top and bottom, and the word inverted in the middle, which is full of color. The red lanterns set off the golden auspicious clouds and blessings, and the golden auspicious clouds and blessings adorned the lanterns, which is auspicious and festive. Curious, I asked, Mom, why is the word "Fu" inverted? Mother said as she walked: There is another legend that the word "Fu" is pasted upside down among the people. Ming Taizu Zhu Zhang used the word "Fu" as a secret memory to prepare for murder. In order to eliminate this disaster, Ma Huanghou, a kind-hearted person, made all the families in the city have to put a blessing on their doors before dawn. So the word "Fu" was put on every door. One of the families can't read, so they put the word "Fu" upside down. The next day, the emperor sent people to the streets to check and found that every family had posted the word "Fu", and another family had posted the word "Fu" upside down. The emperor was furious when he heard the report, and immediately ordered the body-guard to chop down that house. When Ma Huanghou saw that things were not good, he quickly said to Zhu Yuanzhang: The family knew that you were visiting today, and deliberately put the word "Fu" upside down. Didn't that mean "Fu"? As soon as the emperor heard the truth, he ordered the release, and a great disaster was finally eliminated. Since then, people have put the word "Fu" upside down, seeking good luck and commemorating Ma Huanghou. After listening to it, I said, Oh, there is such an interesting story.
We are walking, laughing and watching. In this ocean of lights and the world of lights, happiness and joy are everywhere.
Lantern Festival Lantern Manuscript 4
"On the fifteenth day of the first month, the Lantern Festival is noisy and prosperous for the New Year", and the annual Lantern Festival is coming again. Look, every household is decorated with lanterns and colorful decorations, and everyone's face is filled with happy smiles to welcome this beautiful festival. Although the weather is still a little cold, the cold can't stop people's enthusiasm. Look, men, women, old people and young people, the whole family is out to see the lanterns!
Our family is no exception, with the laughter of people came to the bustling drum tower square. Ha! I finally really experienced what it means to be a sea of people, crowded and crowded! This is also the first time I have seen so many and amazing lanterns. The big ones, the small ones, the white ones, the flowered ones, the pulled ones, and the lifted ones are all invisible. That colorful and varied lantern is really a feast for the eyes! There are cock lights with their heads held high, naughty and lovely monkey lights, swaggering puppy lights, and elegant kitten lights ... Of course, the most conspicuous and numerous of these lights are all kinds of rabbit lights.
The shapes of rabbit lanterns are different, some of them lie prone and form a small fluffy ball; Some hold their heads high, as if proudly saying, "Hehe, I am the protagonist of this year's Lantern Festival!" Some people are still playing with small balls in their hands. Look how hard they are playing! Others pay a New Year call to us, which is really vivid, vivid and full of air! Rabbit lights are different in color, dazzling, red, blue, pink, white and purple, so beautiful! My mother and I also bought a small rabbit lamp. Although it is small, it is quite beautiful. It is wearing a dress with red dots and a pair of wings on its back, which seems to be an angel sent by Sister Chang 'e. Light the little candle in the lamp, and the beautiful little angel will look even more lovely! I really like my rabbit lamp!
According to my mother, pulling rabbit lanterns on the Lantern Festival indicates good luck. In ancient times, people bought rabbit lanterns and prayed to the gods to bless the country, the people and the people in the coming year, and the family will be harmonious and the grain will be plentiful. I think the rabbit lamp in my hand will also bless our rabbit in good luck, peace and health!
Lantern Festival Lantern Handwritten Newspaper 5
The Origin of Lantern Festival (1)
During the Yongping period of Emperor Hanming (AD 58-175), because the Ming Emperor advocated Buddhism, it coincided with Cai Cheng's return from India to seek Buddhism, saying that on the fifteenth day of the first month in Mohatuo, India, monks gathered to pay tribute to Buddhist relics, which was an auspicious day to participate in Buddhism. In order to promote Buddhism, Emperor Hanming ordered that lanterns be lit in palaces and monasteries on the fifteenth night of the first month to show Buddha. Therefore, the custom of burning lanterns on the fifteenth night of the first month gradually expanded in China with the expansion of Buddhist culture and the addition of Taoist culture.
The Origin of Lantern Festival (2)
It is also said that the Lantern Festival originated from the "Torch Festival". In the Han Dynasty, people held torches in rural fields to drive away insects and beasts, hoping to reduce pests and pray for a good harvest. To this day, people in some areas in southwest China still make torches out of reeds or branches on the fifteenth day of the first month, and hold them high in groups and dance in fields or grain drying fields. Since the Sui, Tang and Song Dynasties, it has been in full swing. Tens of thousands of people took part in singing and dancing, from faint to dull. With the changes of society and times, the customs of Lantern Festival have changed greatly, but it is still a traditional folk festival in China.
Lantern Festival Lantern Manuscript 6
1, version
In ancient times, the lantern-riding lantern was called Pan Guo Lantern (Qin and Han Dynasties), Xianyin Candle and Zhulu Lantern (Tang Dynasty) and Horse Riding Lantern (Song Dynasty). It is also one of the traditional holiday toys and belongs to lanterns. It is common in festivals such as Yuanxi, Yuanxiao and Mid-Autumn Festival. A candle is lit in the lamp, and the heat generated by the candle causes airflow, which makes the axle rotate. There are paper-cuts on the axle, and the shadow of paper-cuts is projected on the screen by candlelight, and the image keeps moving. Because many pictures of ancient military commanders riding horses are drawn on all sides of the lamp, it looks as if several people are chasing each other when the lamp rotates, so it is named the lantern. The candle in the lantern needs to be cut into small pieces. When you put it in the lantern, you should put it straight and never put it sideways.
2. Dice lamp
3. Round lamp
4. Turn off the knife light
The knife-closing lamp is made according to the legendary Guan Gong's use of the dragon crescent moon blade before his death. It travels with lanterns and rabbit lanterns, which is a metaphor for protecting peace. The custom of touring lanterns here has a history of 400-500 years. From the 13th to 15th night of the first month, from Qianmen Village to Chudeng Village, it traveled all over the four villages.
5, rabbit lights
The rabbit lamp is a three-headed parallel * * * body, with a big head in the middle, commonly known as "Rabbit Woman", and smaller heads on both sides, so it is called "Thin Rabbit". Bamboo strips are used as the skeleton, made of red, white and green paper, and the wick is inserted in it, and it is carried after lighting. According to legend, some people are eager to have children, symbolizing that rabbits can have children, and it means having many children and grandchildren, which has been passed down to this day.