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  2. Lion dance - Wikipedia

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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.

  3. Once Upon a Time in China - Wikipedia

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    The film was a box office hit and is largely credited with starting the period martial arts craze of the early to mid 1990s. It ran for almost two months, the longest duration for any of the series, and grossed HK$29,672,278 in Hong Kong. [3] In the Philippines, the film was released as Enter the New Game of Death by First Films on 15 October ...

  4. I Am What I Am (2021 film) - Wikipedia

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    [1] [4] The film tells the story of Gyun, a left-behind teenager in a remote village, who forms a lion dancing team with his best friends, Mao and Gou, and eventually wins a lion dancing competition. [1] The film was released in China on December 17, 2021 with a positive word-of-mouth, but suffered from controversy among Chinese netizens due to ...

  5. Once Upon a Time in China IV - Wikipedia

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    Just as Wong is about to leave, a Manchu general, Alan Chengdu, shows up and tells him that the Eight-Nation Alliance has challenged China to an international lion dance competition. The general is eager to recruit Wong to join him in representing China in the competition because Wong was the champion of the national lion dance competition ...

  6. Nian - Wikipedia

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    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.

  7. Renjishi - Wikipedia

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    Renjishi (連獅子), or Two Lions, is a kabuki dance with lyrics written by Kawatake Mokuami, choreography by Hanayagi Jusuke I and music by Kineya Shōjirō III and Kineya Katsusaburō II, first performed in 1872.

  8. Theme park live adaptations of The Lion King - Wikipedia

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    The Legend of The Lion King at Disneyland Paris ran from 2004 to 2009 and played at the Videopolis Theater located in Discoveryland. [8] This Broadway-style show used human actors, including some from the West End production of The Lion King , [ 9 ] and featured popular songs from the movie.

  9. Reog - Wikipedia

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    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.