Two grandsons in Chaozhou lion dance to celebrate the birthday of their 62-year-old grandfather, how the lion dance culture developed in the South?

How the lion dance culture developed in the south actually originated from a legend. The legend goes like this, in the early years of the Ming Dynasty there was a big monster in the south, very large in size, specializing in eating people and small animals. The local people were very frightened, so they came up with a way to drive away this monster, everyone used the material tied into a lion shape, and then painted it with colors, while banging gongs and drums, while pretending to go down this monster, and from then on scared away this monster, and according to the legend after the culture of lion dance has always existed. And in the south the lion dance culture actually represents an auspicious omen.

There is a piece of news on the Internet, which has attracted the attention of many netizens, that is, there are two grandchildren in Chaozhou, 50 for their 62-year-old grandfather, wishing him a birthday. In fact, the lion dance culture in the present although less attention, but in fact, the lion dance culture has a long history, a very long history. Especially in the south lion dance, culture is still more prevalent. Basically, when there are any celebrations in the family, the lion dance team will be invited to perform, which is exactly why the martial arts culture represents the symbol of good luck.

In fact, the culture of lion dance has a long history, appeared mainly in the time of the Ming Dynasty, appeared in the location is mainly in the Guangdong area. Later on, as immigrants from the Central Plains continued to go to other regions, the lion dance culture gradually spread to other regions. This is why the lion dance culture originated in the south, but basically the whole country knows the existence of the lion dance culture.

Since ancient times, lion dance activities are performed during festivals, because the lion originally has an auspicious meaning, can be used to ward off evil spirits, so in the major festivals and festivals, the lion dance activities have never been missing, especially in the southern region of the lion dance, the activities are more numerous.

But nowadays, due to the invasion of foreign cultures, many people have lost the understanding of this traditional culture, they are not too concerned about them, so it seems to be very rare to see the lion dance culture, but in fact, the lion dance culture is our country's traditional culture, and it is also in order to carry forward the traditional culture, and now the lion dance has been developed into a kind of competitive sports program. And it has become more and more influential internationally. It is also due to the popularity of the lion dance competition and the expansion of the lion dance culture, so that the lion dance activities are more and more standardized, the lion dance team is getting bigger and bigger, and the lion dance activities are also included in the intangible cultural heritage of our country, it can be said that the development is getting better and better.