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In Chinese, cǎi (採, pluck) also sounds like cài (菜, meaning vegetable) and cái (财, meaning fortune). [90] The lion will dance and approach the "greens" and "red envelope" like a curious cat, to "eat the green" and "spit" it out. In the process, they will keep the "red envelope", which is the reward for the lion troupe.
"Renjishi" is a classical Kabuki play that tells the story of a lion dance performed by a father and son lion. The plot revolves around the relationship between the father lion, who is aging and weak, and his young, strong son.
South African Folklore originates from an oral, historical tradition. [1] It is rooted in the region's landscape [2] with animals [3] – and the animal kingdom – playing a dominant role. [4]
Even Qui peers out from underneath the lion costume while learning and practicing lion dancing with Heavenly Dragon Lion Dance Association at the Fo Guang Shan Xiang Yun Temple in Austin, May 11 ...
The lion statue is ridden by the children who have been circumcised, carried away and held high by men in certain dance movements, sometimes involving acrobatics. The dance is accompanied with a traditional music troupe consists of musicians playing musical instruments; including kendang (drum), kempul , gong , suling bamboo flute and trumpet .
The lion dance starts on the 14th night of the lunar calendar and continues until the next day at dawn. The dancers would eventually visit a local wealthy family's house. If the lion mask team is invited in, they go to the garden to continue dancing, then into the main room for dancing and eating, and then to the kitchen, and back to the inner ...
The traditions of firecrackers, red lanterns, and red robes found in many lion dance portrayals originate from the villagers' practice of hitting drums, plates, and empty bowls, wearing red robes, and throwing firecrackers, causing loud banging sounds to intimidate the nian.
Reog or Réyog (Javanese: ꦫꦺꦪꦺꦴꦒ꧀) is a traditional Indonesian dance in an open arena that serves as folk entertainment and contains some magical elements. The main dancer is a lion-headed person with a peacock feather decoration, accompanied by several masked dancers and Kuda Lumping.