紙燈(deng)(deng)籠(long)(long)是(shi)(shi)(shi)(shi)一(yi)種常見(jian)的(de)傳(chuan)統民俗手(shou)工(gong)藝品。用紙制(zhi)作成的(de)燈(deng)(deng)籠(long)(long),有(you)(you)名(ming)字可(ke)以看出(chu)制(zhi)主要的(de)作原料是(shi)(shi)(shi)(shi)紙。紙燈(deng)(deng)籠(long)(long)的(de)裝飾(shi)效果比(bi)它的(de)照明效果好。我們一(yi)般都是(shi)(shi)(shi)(shi)將紙燈(deng)(deng)籠(long)(long)用來觀賞或裝飾(shi),來增添節日氣氛。燈(deng)(deng)籠(long)(long)與中(zhong)國人(ren)生活息(xi)(xi)息(xi)(xi)相連,廟宇中(zhong)、客廳(ting)里(li),處(chu)處(chu)都有(you)(you)燈(deng)(deng)籠(long)(long)。仔細推算(suan),中(zhong)國有(you)(you)燈(deng)(deng)是(shi)(shi)(shi)(shi)秦(qin)漢(han)以后的(de)事,有(you)(you)紙燈(deng)(deng)籠(long)(long)又(you)是(shi)(shi)(shi)(shi)在東漢(han)紙發(fa)明之后。