What are lanterns like?

The styles of lanterns are: lanterns, knife-closing lamps, rabbit lamps and so on.

1, version

In ancient times, riding lanterns were called pan-pot lanterns (Qin and Han dynasties), fairy candle and Zhu dew lanterns (Tang dynasty) and riding lanterns (Song dynasty). 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. Because there are many pictures of ancient military commanders riding horses on all sides of the lamp, it seems that several people are chasing it when the lamp rotates, so it is named lantern. The candle in the lantern needs to be cut into small pieces. When you put it in a lantern, you should put it straight and never put it sideways.

2. Rabbit lamp

It is an ancient traditional handicraft in China. The rabbit lamp is integrated with three parallel connections. 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". Use bamboo sticks 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.

Step 3 turn off the knife light

According to the legend, Guan Gong used 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 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.

The origin of lanterns:

During the Yong Ping period of Han Dynasty (58- 175 AD), because Ming Taizu advocated Buddhism, it coincided with Cai Cheng's return from India to seek Buddhism, saying that on the 15th day of the first month of Mohato, India, monks gathered to pay tribute to the relics, which was an auspicious day to participate in Buddhism. In order to carry forward Buddhism, Emperor Han Ming ordered "burning lamps to show Buddha" in the palace temple on the 15th night of the first month. Therefore, the custom of burning lanterns on the fifteenth night of the first month, with the expansion of the influence of Buddhist culture and the addition of Taoist culture, gradually spread in China.