What do you mean by dancing lion and dragon?

People use lion dances to pray for the lion's blessing in festivals. Lions are mighty in appearance, vigorous in action and changeable in behavior. There are many different legends circulating among the people, which are turned into myths for a while and painted into history for a while, adding a lot of mystery to the lion dance and making it more deeply rooted in the hearts of the people. People believe that lions are auspicious animals, and lion dancing can bring good luck. Therefore, during the Spring Festival or other celebrations, lions will be danced with firecrackers to help celebrate and pray for good luck.

Second, dragon dancing.

Dragon dancing, also known as playing dragon lanterns, Dragon lantern and dragon dance is an ancient totem. It is said that dragons can spread clouds and rain, eliminate disasters and reduce happiness, symbolizing good luck. Therefore, praying for peace and harvest through dragon dancing has become a custom all over the country. From the Spring Festival to the Lantern Festival, many places have the custom of dancing dragons. Dragon represents auspiciousness, dignity and courage in the Chinese nation, and it is also a symbol of power.

People use dragon dancing to pray for the blessing of dragons on festive days, so as to achieve the purpose of good weather and abundant crops. The main prop of dragon dance is "dragon". Dragons are made of grass, bamboo and cloth. Odd numbers of dragon festivals are auspicious, and nine-festival dragons, eleven-festival dragons and thirteen-festival dragons are more common, with a maximum of 29 festivals.

Dragons with more than fifteen knots are bulky and unsuitable for dancing. They are mainly used for viewing. This kind of dragon pays special attention to decoration and has high technological value. There is also a kind called "fire dragon", which forms a cage by weaving bamboo sticks into cylinders, affixing transparent and beautiful dragon clothes, and lighting candles or oil lamps to burn. The performance in the evening was spectacular.

Extended data

The lion dance of the Northern School is mainly a performance of "lion dance", that is, the "Ruishi" appointed by Wei Wudi in the Northern Wei Dynasty. Little lions dance alone, while big lions dance in pairs. One stood and danced the lion's head, and the other bent down to dance the lion's body and tail. The lion dancer is covered with a lion quilt, wearing green lion pants and golden claw boots of the same color as the lion's body. People can't recognize the lion dancer's body, and its shape is very similar to that of a real lion.

The lion guide dressed as an ancient warrior, holding a spinning hydrangea with Beijing gongs, drums and cymbals to tease the lion. Under the guidance of "Lion Lang", lions perform somersaults, jumps, climbs, bows down and other techniques, as well as some difficult movements such as walking plum blossom piles, jumping on tables and stepping on bowling balls.

Although the Southern Lion is also a duet, the lion dancers are all dressed in knickerbockers, and only a colorful lion is danced. Different from the lions in the north, the "Lion Lang" wears a big head Buddha mask, a cassock, a ribbon around his waist, and a sunflower fan in his hand to tease the lion, jumping up all kinds of beautiful movements with funny movements. There are many schools of southern lions, such as the lion with the head of a dog in Qingyuan and Yingde, the lion with a big head in Guangzhou and Foshan, the duck-billed lion in Gaohe and Zhongshan, and the unicorn lion in Dongguan.

Baidu Encyclopedia-Dragon and Lion Dance (China Folk Custom)