Traditional Culture Encyclopedia - Traditional customs - What does the color of lion dance mean?

What does the color of lion dance mean?

1, red

Red is Guan Gong lion, representing loyalty and victory. Because Guan Yu is Wu Caishen in the eyes of China people, Guan Yu's lion also represents wealth.

2. yellow

Yellow is Liu Beishi, representing Zebei's livelihood, benevolence, and royal extravagance.

3. Black

Black is Zhang, representing domineering and courage. Therefore, Zhang is usually only used in competitions or kicking stadiums. Generally speaking, red and yellow are common in festival activities.

Modeling:

There are many dance styles, including: rising, normal, rising, doubting, scratching, welcoming, saluting, jumping, checking, sleeping, going out of the hole, outbursting, crossing mountains, going upstairs and so on; Dancers show various forms abstractly through different horse stance and lion head movements.

There are performances such as going out of the hole, going up the mountain, patrolling the mountain to meet the lion, picking green, and entering the hole, among which "picking green" is the most common. According to legend, "picking green" originally meant "fighting against the Qing Dynasty and regaining sight", but now it is generally taken as a symbol of "prosperity" and prosperous business.

In order to increase entertainment, sometimes all kinds of green picking methods (azure picking, ground picking, water picking, etc. ) with a variety of special effects.