Name and meaning of handmade lanterns Description of the name and meaning of handmade lanterns

The knife-collecting lamp is made according to the legendary dragon crescent moon knife used by Guan Gong before his death. It travels with lanterns and rabbit lanterns, which is a metaphor for protecting peace. The custom of enjoying lanterns here has a history of 400-500 years. From the 13th to 15th night of the first month, I visited four villages from Qianmen Village to Chudeng Village.

2. Rabbit lamp

The rabbit lamp consists of three heads side by side. The head in the middle is very big, commonly known as "rabbit girl", and the heads on both sides are very small, so it is called "thin rabbit". Take the bamboo stick as the skeleton, paste red, white and green paper, insert the wick, light it and carry it away. According to legend, some people are eager to have children, symbolizing that rabbits can have children and grandchildren, which has been passed down to this day.

3. Lantern

In ancient times, riding lanterns were called dragon lanterns, fairy candles, heron lanterns and lantern lanterns. It is also one of the traditional holiday toys, belonging to lanterns. Common in Lantern Festival, Lantern Festival, Mid-Autumn Festival and other festivals. A candle is lit in the lamp, and the heat generated by the candle causes airflow and makes the axle rotate. There is paper-cut on the axle, and the shadow of paper-cut is projected on the screen by candlelight, and the image keeps moving.