Where is the custom of dancing dragon lanterns?

Dragon lantern dancing is mainly a custom in Guangdong and Guangxi.

Dragon lanterns originated in the Han Dynasty. The image of the dragon was created by the ancients out of good wishes. The ancients called dragons, phoenixes, forests and turtles "four spirits", among which dragons are especially graceful, vigorous and flexible. Although the Lantern Festival began in the early Han Dynasty and flourished in the Tang and Song Dynasties, the custom of dragon dancing should be inherited from the Yin and Zhou Dynasties.

Dragons have long appeared in historical documents, and "playing with dragon lanterns" means praying for good weather, prosperity and national security, so it is called "praying for the New Year". Dragons are regarded as auspicious things by the ancients, appearing in various celebrations and sacrifices, and praying for the blessing of dragons through dragon dancing. When people take pleasure in colorful dragons tied with bamboo poles and decorated with silks and satins, their sacrificial nature begins to retreat quietly, and gradually becomes a traditional dance art of Han nationality with various performing skills.

The moral of dragon lantern dance

China is the hometown of dragons, and people in China regard themselves as descendants of dragons. Dragon is the first of the five beasts, and dragon culture is the most important totem culture of the Chinese nation. Since ancient times, there have been countless legends about dragons, and dragons have become the spiritual symbol of the Chinese nation's unremitting self-improvement. With the development of the times, the dragon lantern is full of vitality and has become a grand and enthusiastic artistic activity for enterprises, institutions and mass organizations to praise the motherland and celebrate a happy life.