How
To Make Vesak Lantern
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Today my
topic is VESAK lantern
O.K. We
will make a VESAK lantern
Before
that, I would like to introduce about Vesak festival.
VESAK
FESTIVAL
This
festival is religious & traditional ceremony. The Buddhist people celebrate
this Vesak festival every May. Specially, Sri Lankan people celebrate this
ceremony with colourful processions. And also some Buddhist people arrange Arms
Giving. It called “DANSALA”. Many people go there. Not only
Buddhist people ,but other people also visit “DANSALA”. By the way
some Buddhist people observe Sill this day. Each children
and adults like to make Vesak lantern . So they collect materials to make
it. Majority of them bring Bamboo trees as main materials. Some of them like to
make it using other materials. However, they can make beautiful Vesak lanterns.
Evening of this day, they hang the lanterns on the rope and it is fixed on the
roof. Finally, they enlighten the Vesak lanterns with happy faces.
I think
you want to make such a Vesak lantern. It’s simple.
O.K. Are
you ready...? Mm...mm….Get Ready,
1. On your mark.
2. Get set
3. Go!
Method Of Making VESAK Lantern
1. First of all, you must provide 24
sticks. ( All sticks should be same”25cm”)
2. Then take 4 sticks and look at the
following figure. You must tie tightly every stick.
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| (1) Follow the picture |
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] 3. Now you can see square. Then
take other sticks and make
squares according to above figure.
4. Now you have 6 squares.
O.K. let’s see next is what?
5.Take two squares. According to
following figure, tie one of
corners of both squares. (not tightly)
I
have pointed out in this pic. With RED colour.
6. Then take another three squares and tie them
according to
following figure.
7. I mentioned some points on the
picture with GREEN
colour. Can you see it?
O.K. Tie those points together.
8. Finally, take another square and
complete the skeleton of the lantern. Look at the following figure. I think you
can understand it.
I suppose you are able to finish the skeleton of VESAK lantern.
Now we have a great task.
a) You must provide various colour tissue
papers. But in my case I
like to use one colour tissue papers.
By the way, you can choose according to your wish.
b) Please cut the tissue papers
according to the size of squares and
other spaces.
c) Then paste them and cover the
lantern.
P.S.: Don’t paste any tissue papers on the top and bottom squares.
They
must be empty.
d) Then you can cut long paper strap.
e) Paste them on the borders.
f) Then take various colour papers and
you can cut them according
to the shape of rectangle.
Now look at the below figure.
g) Apply gum and paste them according to
following picture.
h) After applying gum, you can paste it
on border of the bottom
square.
So you can see your creation like this picture.
i) Now you want a rope to hang the
lantern on the roof. So you must
take a rope or wire then you can tie the
lantern.
j) Finally hang the lantern on the roof.
Well done! You did a nice creation. And also you can put the bulb inside
the VESAK
lantern.
Enjoy lot!
I wish your comments.
Thank you!
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