Dragon and lion dances in American resort hotels celebrate the Spring Festival in China! How much do you know about the traditional customs of lion dancing?

Lion dance is an excellent folk art in China, also called in ancient times? Taiping Le? . Lion dance is divided into north and south, and the southern lion is also called lion dance. Lions are made of colored strips of cloth. Each lion is usually performed by two people, one jumping at the head and the other jumping at the tail. Under the sound of gongs and drums, the performers dressed up as lions and made various movements of lions. During the performance, the lion dancers should perform southern martial arts, with diverse movements and very masculine. Lion dance is considered as an auspicious thing to ward off evil spirits. Every festival or major event, there will be a lion dance, which will last forever and be passed down from generation to generation. Lion dance activities are also widely circulated in overseas Chinese communities. Where there are China people, there are lion dances. This has become an important ceremony to strengthen national strength and build the soul of China, and a cultural bridge for overseas compatriots to recognize their ancestors and return to their ancestral home. Its cultural value and influence are far-reaching.

As for the origin of lion dance, scholars in the Han Dynasty have a cloud: During the reign of Emperor Gaozu Zhang, Yue in the Western Regions paid tribute to the Han Dynasty. The lion dance was first recorded in Hanshu? Lezhi, which one mentioned it? Elephant man? According to Meng Kang's interpretation of Wei during the Three Kingdoms period? Elephant man? It's an actor, playing fish, shrimp and lions or something. It can be seen that the lion dance was said at the end of the Three Kingdoms. The origin of the Northern Wei Dynasty is that lion dancing is a performing art, which is believed to have been formed in the Northern Wei Dynasty 1500 years ago, when the Huns invaded the northern region. Carved many woodcarving stones, sewed the lion's body with golden silk hemp, and sent lion dancers to Wei to pay tribute, intending to assassinate the emperor of Wei with a lion dance. Fortunately, the loyal minister saw through them and escaped. Later, because Wei Di loved lion dancing, he ordered imitation, and pragmatism spread to later generations. According to Yang Xuanzhi's Galand in Luoyang, there was a Changqiu Temple in Luoyang at that time? Lions ward off evil spirits and lead them forward? The language.

"The Origin of the Tang Dynasty" said: It is recorded in the tablet that Emperor Taizong visited the Moon Palace and the lion dance made him wake up from behind the Moon Palace. It is said that when Tang Taizu visited the Moon Palace, a colorful unicorn with a big mouth and a big nose faced Tang Taizu, but it was not malicious and rolled the ball in front of the steps with a mighty gesture. In order to see the light of day again, Tang will witness this scene with his own eyes. He wants ministers to imitate the auspicious beast in his dream, and the Lele Department will prepare a spectacular gongs and drums team to entertain and entertain guests. Since then, lion dance has entered the folk. From Tang poetry? Taiping Le? , also called what? Five lion dances? , that is? Five lion dances? . Bai Juyi, a famous poet in the Tang Dynasty, has a poem: Masked conference semifinals and fake lions, with wooden silk as the tail. Gold-plated eyes and silver-plated teeth, brave and fast sweaters and ears "(Xiliang geisha). You can see that there was a lion dance in the Tang Dynasty.

The origin of ancient times is: where did lion dance originate? Driving? . In ancient times, the ancients invented it? Hey? . Nuo dance gradually evolved into a modern lion dance. Besides country performances, Nuo lions even perform in houses. While eliminating the plague, they also joined the task of sending blessings and praying. This is a traditional Asian folk performance art, in which performers play lions in the sound of gongs and drums, with various forms of performance. In the folk tradition of China, people believe that lion dancing can exorcise ghosts. Therefore, every festive festival, such as the new Zhang celebration, Spring Festival, etc., people like to beat gongs and drums and dance lions to add fun. With the overseas migration of Chinese, lion dance is also widely known, and it is also quite popular in Chinatown in Malaysia, Singapore and other countries. In addition, expatriates living in Europe and America have also set up many lion dance clubs, and they will also dance lions around the world to celebrate the Spring Festival or major festivals every year.