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Beautiful Folding Paper Lanterns.
The Chinese Harvest Moon Festival is a popular event to see the illumination of folding paper lanterns. They are also used to light up decorations at the Chinese New Year.
Different shapes and sizes of lanterns are available for purchase to decorate outside homes and businesses often during the festival seasons. Lantern frames are made out of metal or bamboo and thick papers are used to cover the globe so they are durable. The box shaped paper lantern is the most common among the folding paper lanterns are available. There is also a round cylinder shaped lantern that is foldable.
The most common of the folding paper lanterns are the box shaped lanterns, although there are different types of lanterns available. You also can find cylinder shaped foldable lanterns as well.
It is perfect choice to produce that soft illumination inside your home and also outside in the garden. As it is a symbol of good luck and long life, the Chinese have been using paper lanterns for a long time. Get the mood set in your bed room and your living room with a soft glow by using a battery-operated tea light for the lanterns.
Using folding paper lanterns as decorations could create a very exciting environment for your kid?s parties. Paper Lanterns could be very easily made at home. Get some Popsicle sticks, parchment or wax paper, glue and lights to make them. Light colored paper is recommended as the illumination would come from inside. You can make any amount of paper lanterns of different shapes and colors to please yourself.
You can decorate your living area as you like it, with various shapes and sizes and types of paper lanterns. Make your lanterns look more festive by using different types of glitter or colored crepe paper on them. The Chinese also used to write words such as ?Love, Strength and Peace? in Chinese calligraphy characters on their lanterns.
Do not leave your lanterns unattended if you have used candles to light them since there is the risk of them catching on fire. Make sure that you are careful not to bump into the lanterns when you are walking here and there.
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