The manufacturing method of the Mid-Autumn Festival antique lantern is as follows:

1, required materials: colored cardboard or silk cloth; Scissors; Brush and glue; A string or ribbon; Color brush; Hand tools (such as needle and thread, optional). Spread newspapers or plastic sheets in a clean work area to prevent the desktop from getting dirty. Prepare all materials and tools.

2. Make a lantern frame: Choose a square piece of colored cardboard or silk cloth, which will become the surface of your lantern. Fold the cardboard or cloth into a rectangle and then roll it into a cylinder to ensure that the two ends are aligned. Fix both ends of the cylinder with glue or adhesive tape to form the main body of the lantern.

3. Make the top and bottom: Make the top: Fold a small square piece of cardboard or cloth into a small triangle, and then stick it on the top of the lantern. Making the bottom: Make another small square slightly larger than the top and stick it on the bottom of the lantern to strengthen the structure.

4. Draw decorative patterns: Use colored brushes to draw your favorite antique decorative patterns on the surface of lanterns. This can include patterns, Chinese characters, landscape paintings and so on. Antique elements such as cherry blossoms, dragons and phoenixes, and clouds are also good choices.

5. Add rope or ribbon, polish and correct: fix a small ring on the top of the lantern for hanging. Pass the string or ribbon through the small ring, which will become part of hanging lanterns. Check your lantern to make sure that all parts are firmly bonded and the pattern is correct. It can be modified and polished as needed.

6. Lighting lanterns: If you want to make lanterns look better, you can plan to light lanterns. You can install an LED candle or a small light bulb inside the lanterns. Make sure that the power cord of the light bulb passes through the bottom of the lantern correctly.

7. Show and enjoy: Your antique lantern has been made! You can choose to hang it in a suitable place at home, or light it on special occasions to enjoy the antique atmosphere. Making antique lanterns is a creative and fun handicraft activity. You can design unique lanterns according to your own interests and creativity.

Cultural Significance of Ancient Lantern System in Mid-Autumn Festival

1. Inheriting culture: Making ancient lanterns on Mid-Autumn Festival is a part of traditional handicrafts in China. Pass on the ancient culture through traditional skills and crafts, and let future generations know and respect their cultural heritage.

Symbol of reunion: Mid-Autumn Festival is a traditional reunion festival in China. Ancient lanterns symbolize family reunion and harmony. Making lanterns can strengthen the emotional connection between family members. Enjoyment of beauty: Ancient lanterns usually have exquisite appearance and ornamentation. The production process itself is an artistic creation and aesthetic enjoyment, and it also provides people with pleasing decorative items.

3. Blessing: In the Mid-Autumn Festival, people often write their blessings and wishes on lanterns and then release them, which means sending their hopes and blessings to the sky and expecting to realize their wishes.

4. Social interaction: Making lanterns is usually a social activity, and family members or community residents can participate together to enhance interaction and friendship. The making of ancient Mid-Autumn Lantern is not only a handicraft art, but also a symbol of cultural inheritance, emotional expression and reunion, which has profound cultural significance and interpersonal value.