What is the origin of Kong Ming lantern What should be paid attention to when flying Kong Ming lante

Kong Ming lantern, I heard adults say, the reason why it is called Kong Ming lantern is that the sky lantern after it is made is a bit like the hat worn by Mr. Kong Ming, and secondly, our folk say the origin of Kong Ming lantern in this way. When Kong Ming was besieged by Sima Yi, the whole army was helpless, Zhuge Liang came up with a clever plan, ordered people to bring thousands of blank papers, paste into countless sky lanterns, and then use the upward gravitational force of the smoke to take them into the air, one by one small sky lanterns rose, and the people in the camp shouted: "Mr. Zhuge is breaking through with a sky lantern!" , Sima Yi actually believed it and was deceived in the past. This plan saved Mr. Zhuge 's life.

A brief introduction to the origin and structure of Kong Ming lanterns.

Kong Ming lantern, also known as sky lantern, is said to have been invented by Zhuge Kong Ming during the Three Kingdoms. Back then, Zhuge Kongming was besieged by Sima Yi in Pingyang and could not send troops out of the city for help. Kong Ming calculated the direction of the wind, made a floating paper lantern, tied a message for help, and escaped from danger, so later generations called this kind of lantern Kong Ming lantern.

Another theory is that the shape of this lantern resembles the hat worn by Zhuge Kongming, hence the name.

Modern people put Kong Ming lanterns mostly for blessings. Men, women and children write their blessings with their own hands, symbolizing a successful harvest and happiness every year.

The structure of Kong Ming lantern can be divided into two parts: the main body is mostly made of bamboo grate, the second is made of cotton paper or paper paste into the lampshade, and the bottom bracket is composed of a grate cut from bamboo. Kong Ming lanterns can be large or small, round or rectangular. The general Kong Ming lantern is made of bamboo pieces to form a barrel shape, and the outside is densely surrounded by thin white paper with the opening facing downward.

When you want to light the lamp and lift it off, tie a piece of coarse cloth or gold paper stained with kerosene or peanut oil in the middle of the bracket at the bottom, ignite the oil before flying, the fire in the lamp burns for a while to produce hot air, the Kong Ming lantern will expand, and the whole lamp will fly into the air after letting go, if the weather is good, the Kong Ming lantern will automatically descend after the kerosene at the bottom is burned.

<>1, Kong Ming lantern must be released in windless weather and open field, before lighting the lamp, tie a piece of coarse cloth or gold paper stained with kerosene or peanut oil in the middle of the bracket at the bottom, touch the stool before flying to ignite the oil, the fire in the lamp burns to produce hot air and rise, if the weather is good, the bottom of the draft noisy kerosene will automatically descend after burning. In addition, it can be tied to the bottom of the Kong Ming lantern, so that it can not only be released repeatedly, but also control the take-off height and range to avoid disasters.

2. Kong Ming lantern slowly and automatically lifts into the air. After reaching a certain height, the air is thin and the combustion gradually extinguishes, which is not enough to support it to continue rising, or the fuel is burned out, and the Kong Ming lantern has no power to rise after it falls.

3. Modern people put Kong Ming lanterns mostly for blessings. Men, women and children are prepared to write their blessings with their own hands, symbolizing the success of the harvest.

There are two theories about the origin of Kong Ming lanterns:

First, according to legend, in the fifth dynasty (907 960 AD), there was a woman named Xin Qi Niang, when she was fighting with her husband in Fujian, she used to tie bamboo strips into a square frame, paste paper, make a headlamp, and place burning pine resin on the chassis, and the lamp flew into the sky by hot air to use as a military liaison signal. This kind of pine resin lamp is called Kong Ming lamp in Sichuan. The shape of this lantern resembles the hat worn by Zhuge Liang, hence the name.

Another theory is that it is said to have been invented by Zhuge Liang during the Three Kingdoms. Back then, Zhuge Liang was besieged in Pingyang and could not send troops out of the city for help. Kong Ming calculated the direction of the wind, made a floating paper lantern, tied a message for help, and escaped from danger in the future, so later generations called this kind of lantern Kong Ming lantern.

The date of the lantern: There is no clear regulation on this, and it can generally be cast on major festivals such as the Lantern Festival and the Mid-Autumn Festival. Of course, even in normal times, if there is a need to pray for blessings, it can be cast.

However, when casting, it should be released in an open area, such as on the beach, riverside, riverside, lakeside, large playground, sports field, and treeless place in the suburbs.

Kong Ming lantern: also known as the sky lantern, commonly known as the wishing lantern, also known as the prayer lantern. It is an ancient Chinese handicraft that was mostly used for military purposes in ancient times. Modern people put Kong Ming lanterns mostly for blessings. Men, women and children write their blessings by hand, symbolizing a successful harvest and happiness every year.

During the Five Dynasties (907-960 AD), there was a woman named Xin Qi Niang who went to Fujian with her husband to fight. Fujian is located in the hills, the mountains are high and the forests are dense, and the contact is inconvenient, so Xin Qi Niang uses bamboo strips to tie into a square frame, paste paper, make a headlight, place the burning pine resin on the chassis, and the headlight relies on the hot air to lift and fly into the sky, which is used to transmit military signals.

In some areas of our country, there is a custom of lighting sky lanterns on major festivals. Sky lanterns, also known as wishing lanterns, prayer lanterns, peace lanterns, and so on. On the night of the festival, people write their wishes on the lamp, praying for good weather and good harvest, family happiness, sweet love, and successful careers ......

Kong Ming lantern: also known as the sky lantern, commonly known as the wishing lantern, also known as the prayer lantern. It is an ancient handicraft of the Han nationality, which was mostly used for military purposes in ancient times. Legend has it that in the fifth dynasty (907 960 AD), there was a Xin Qi Niang, when her husband was fighting in Fujian, she used to use bamboo strips to tie into a square frame, paste paper, make a headlamp, and place burning pine resin on the chassis, and the lamp flew into the sky by hot air to use as a military liaison signal.

This kind of pine resin lamp is called Kong Ming lamp in Sichuan. The shape of this lantern resembles the hat worn by Zhuge Liang, hence the name. Nowadays, on festive days or grand festivals, people light up lanterns to express their good wishes.

Before lighting the lantern, people write their wishes on the lantern and rise to the sky with the lantern to pray that their wishes will be fulfilled.

The Kong Ming lantern is people's expectation and prayer for happiness, and the release of the Kong Ming lantern represents the release of people's good wishes for happiness, symbolizing happiness and reunion.

The fifteenth day of the first month of the lunar calendar is the Lantern Festival.

In order to transmit military information in the city, the sky lantern, also known as the Kong Ming lantern, originated in the Three Kingdoms period, and was first created by Mr. Zhuge (Kong Ming), so he used the principle of hot air balloons to make Kong Ming lanterns to facilitate communication, and is also the pioneer of hot air balloons in the world today, which shows the superb wisdom of our Chinese.

Around the time of Daoguang in the Qing Dynasty, the ancestors were introduced from Fujian Province, Hui'an, Anxi and other counties in mainland China to Taipei County, Pingxi Township, and Shifenliao area in Taiwan, that is, the upper reaches of the Keelung River.

According to the oral accounts of the elders and elders in the Shifenliao area, in the early years of the Qing Dynasty, there were bandits in the Shifen area, and because it was located in a mountainous area, the villagers fled to the mountains, and after the bandits left, the people who stayed in the village set off sky lanterns at night as a signal to inform the villagers who had taken refuge in the mountains that they could go down the mountain and go home, and also used this way to report safety to the villagers.

Since the day of the evacuation from the mountains was the 15th day of the first lunar month, which was the Lantern Festival, the villagers in the 10th area celebrated the Lantern Festival every year with the ceremony of releasing sky lanterns and reported peace to the villagers in the neighboring villages. Therefore, the villagers in the tenth area also call the sky lantern as the blessing lantern or the peace lantern.

Tanabata, Valentine's Day, Thanksgiving, Mid-Autumn Festival, Christmas, Lantern Festival, birthday,

At night, when you see someone else putting you out, you put it.

The first statement:

It is said that back then, Zhuge Kongming was besieged in Pingyang by Sima Yi and could not send troops out of the city for help. Zhuge Kong Ming calculated the direction of the wind, made a flying lantern, tied a message for help, and escaped from danger as a result, so Kong Ming's lantern was handed down.

The second version: According to legend, five generations, there was a Xin Qi Niang, with her husband in Fujian war, she used bamboo strips to tie into a square frame, paste paper, make a headlight, the chassis is placed on the burning pine resin, the lamp flew into the sky by hot air, used as a military contact signal. This kind of pine resin lamp is called Kong Ming lamp in Sichuan.

The shape of this lantern resembles the hat worn by Zhuge Liang, so it is called Kong Ming lantern.

In the villages of Wenchang, Wanning and Danzhou in Hainan, there is still a custom of putting lanterns in the sky and putting lanterns. Due to the homonym of Wenchang accent "sky lantern" and "Tian Ding", the boy's family held various lanterns with auspicious words written on them, such as public lanterns, human lanterns, first brand lanterns, flower basket lanterns, carp lanterns, and ancient lanterns, spontaneously formed a "lantern" team, beat gongs and drums, and marched around the village to the temple in front of the village, indicating that "people are prosperous, and the family is prosperous".

On the first floor, Kong Ming Lantern (also known as Wishing Lantern) is mainly used to convey the good wishes of the people and the sustenance of people's good wishes. It is not limited by time and can be placed at any time, so it cannot be called a holiday prop. It's not like a lantern.

But during the festival, it is often a time for people to make wishes and hopes, at this time, you can buy a Kong Ming lantern, put your wishes on it, and let it fly. When it fades into the sky, it may be one step closer to your wishes. When we put Kong Ming lanterns, we generally choose more special days, such as:

Lantern Festival, Tanabata, Thanksgiving, Mid-Autumn Festival, Christmas, birthday, publicity, Valentine's Day, love, festivity, advertising, graduation and class activities, collective tourism, local temple fairs in various cities, square entertainment, corporate companies, advertising activities, etc.!

It is said that Zhuge Liang (the word Kongming) was besieged by Sima Yi in Pingyang City, Zhuge Liang ordered people to make a lot of such lamps, and released them in the city at the same time by the breeze, and ordered the soldiers to shout: Zhuge Liang escaped by sky lantern, Sima Yi believed that he really led the army to chase, and Zhuge Liang relieved the siege of Pingyang. In order to commemorate Zhuge Liang's resourcefulness, later generations called this lamp Kong Ming lantern.

Since then, the ancient Chinese have had the custom of flying Kong Ming lanterns, using this method to pray for good fortune and auspiciousness. It's just that this kind of lamp has been far away from war, and it is more about all kinds of good wishes. Therefore, the "Kong Ming lantern" is a product of wisdom.

The meaning of flying wishes and praying for blessings.

But for the Song people, the Mid-Autumn Festival has another form, that is, the Mid-Autumn Festival is a festival of secular pleasure: "Before the Mid-Autumn Festival, all shops sell new wine, and your family decorates the pavilion. In addition, there are also sky lanterns, that is, Kong Ming lanterns, which are made of paper to form large lamps, and the candles are lit under the lamp, and the heat rises, so that the lamps fly in the air, attracting people to laugh and chase.