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  2. Lantern Festival - Wikipedia

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    Lion dance (舞獅), walk on stilts (踩高蹺), riddle games (猜燈謎), dragon dances (耍龍燈) are very popular activities during the festival day and the days following. The lantern riddle, according to Japanese scholars, became popular as early as the Northern Song dynasty (960–1126).

  3. Dance in Vietnam - Wikipedia

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    Currently, they are performed at festivals in Huế (múa cung đình Huế - court dance) or other special (often televised) occasions, in order to promote the traditional arts. Some of the most popular dances include (among others): Fan dance - vũ phiến; Lantern dance -lục cúng hoa đăng; Lotus dance - múa sen, múa bài bông; Flag dance

  4. Tết Trung Thu - Wikipedia

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    A Bảo Đại period document issued by the Imperial Clan Court which mentions the Tết Trung Thu. Tết Trung Thu originated from Chinese culture, with three main legends that are associated with the festival: the story of Chang'e and Hou Yi, Emperor Tang Ming Huang's ascent to the moon in China, and the story of Uncle Cuội of Vietnam.

  5. List of dance in China - Wikipedia

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    Heavenly Tower Lion Dance (天塔狮舞; Tianta shiwu) Present Tea dance [8] Tea picking dance (採茶舞; Caicha wu) Present Fujian [4] Tea lantern dance Present Yangge (秧歌; lit. 'Rice Sprout Song'); also known as yangko [4] Song –Present Han Chinese [4] Northern China [4] Yangge derivatives Hongchou wu (紅綢舞 ; lit. "Red Silk Dance ")

  6. Obon - Wikipedia

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    The festival provides authentic Japanese music, art, dance, food, and entertainment including dancing around a yagura, sumo wrestling, taiko drums, bonsai demonstrations, music played on traditional instruments, several bazaars, food courts with authentic Japanese foods, tea ceremonies, candlelit lanterns released on the lake in the gardens ...

  7. Garba (dance) - Wikipedia

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    Traditionally, the dance is performed around a clay lantern with a light inside, called a Garbha Deep ("womb lamp"). This lantern represents life, and the fetus in the womb in particular. The dancers thus honor Durga, the feminine form of divinity. Garba is performed in a circle as a symbol of the Hindu view of time.

  8. History of Chinese dance - Wikipedia

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    Small-scale folk song-and-dance shows became popular in the Qing dynasty, examples are the Flower Drum, Flower Lantern (花燈) and Picking Tea (採茶) song and dance shows. The Flower Drum show was initially popular in the countryside, but then spread into towns. The Picking Tea show developed from the folk song and dance, Tea Picking Lantern.

  9. Dashuhua - Wikipedia

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    The Lantern Festival (Chinese: 元宵节) is a time for everyone to be with their families. The three-day show, Da Shuhua performs around the Lunar New Year to celebrate the Lantern Festival in Nuanquan. The Lantern Festival is an ancient festival and usually celebrated on the fifteenth day of the first lunar month.