(Baonghean.vn) -Mid-Autumn Festival is coming, and children in the area are eager to go to Mr. Thai Ba Thang's house (Hamlet 7, Do Luong town) to choose their favorite star lantern.
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| For more than 10 years now, every Mid-Autumn Festival, Mr. Thai Ba Thang and his wife (Hamlet 7, Do Luong town) have prepared materials to make Mid-Autumn lanterns. For Mr. Thang and his wife, this is not only a job to earn extra income during their free time, but also a joy in preserving the traditional toy of their ancestors. Photo: TQ |
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| Nearly a month before the Mid-Autumn Festival, grandparents began preparing materials to make lanterns. The main materials include bamboo, base paper, decorative colored paper, flexible steel and glue. The first step is to select straight, solid bamboo pieces to smooth out. Photo: TQ |
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| To make a mid-autumn lantern, 10 bamboo strips are framed into two five-pointed stars. These two stars will be attached together with flexible steel wires. Photo: TQ |
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| When the frame is completed, glue white paper or cellophane onto the surface of the bamboo slats to create a closed star shape. Photo: TQ |
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| Finally, to complete the lamp is the decoration stage. This is the most time-consuming stage and requires the maker to have a certain aesthetic sense in coordinating color tones and choosing decorative shapes. Photo: TQ |
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| On average, each Mid-Autumn Festival, grandparents make 150 to 200 pieces. The finished products cost between 50 and 70 thousand VND each. It is known that in Luong village - Do Luong town, there are only a few households still doing this job. Photo: TQ |
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The Mid-Autumn lanterns made by Mr. Thai Ba Thang and his wife are always a favorite gift for local children and supported by parents because they are made very carefully and are safe for children to use. Photo: TQ |
Thanh Quynh
