What's so particular about lion dancing?

Lions are mighty in appearance, vigorous in action and changeable in expression. People believe that lions are auspicious animals, and lion dancing can bring good luck. Therefore, during the Spring Festival or other celebrations, people will jump lions to help celebrate and pray for good luck.

The lion is the statue of all animals, and its image is majestic and martial, giving people a sense of majesty and bravery. The ancients regarded it as a symbol of courage and strength, and thought it could ward off evil spirits and keep people and animals safe. Therefore, people gradually formed the custom of dancing lions during the Lantern Festival and other major events, hoping for good luck and peace of life.

Lion dance taboo:

1, it is forbidden to visit the gods in lion dance.

In the tradition of Hakka polytheism, every village and residence has a patron saint, who is the spiritual pillar of every village and residence. The lion dance team must pay homage after passing through the altar, otherwise it will be regarded as impolite and look down on the villagers, and the villagers in the village will not pay for the lion dance team.

It is forbidden to perform lion dance from the new house.

In traditional folk customs, people who dance lions in front of their ancestral houses cannot be invited to dance lions in their new houses. It is said that this provision is related to Hakka ancestor worship.

3. Lion dancing is forbidden to enter the fence from the right.

In traditional folk customs, it is considered that there is a small piece on the right and a large piece on the left, and all the surrounding houses are on the left. Therefore, the lion dance team must enter the surrounding houses from the left, and the lion comes from the left (large), which means that the dragon and lion leap forward, and both people and money are empty. So the lion dance team is forbidden to enter the paddock from the right. Moreover, before entering the enclosed house, you must take the T-step and knock Ding Gong to enter the enclosed house to pay homage, so as to wish the house a prosperous New Year.