The custom of lighting up flower lamps during the Lantern Festival has a history of over 2,000 years in China. Various kinds of flower lamps with diverse styles are popular in different parts across the country. According to some Chinese folk customs, the fifteenth day of the first lunar month, (witness) by a full moon hanging high above the sky, people will light up various lanterns at night to celebrate. It is the time for the whole family (enjoy) the bright moon, fire firecrackers, guess lantern riddles, eat the rice glue balls and celebrate the holiday (joyful). As a form of art, the Chinese flower lamp combines variety of skills, procedures, decoration methods and raw materials. Typical flower lamp includes the dragon lamp, the palace lamp and the dragon- phoenix lamp, etc.
Today, (economy) development and social progress provide the (motivate) for upgrading designs and creative styles of lamps. Whether paper lamps, electric lamps LED lamps, flower lamps have seen the changes of time. has never changed, however, is craftsmanship. Flower lamp is more than a handicraft; It's also an inheritance. Watching flower lamps has become a culture, which (pass) down from generation to generation.
