Playing with lions during the Spring Festival is the custom of which minority?

Playing with lions is the custom of Gelao people in Zheng 'an area during the Spring Festival.

Gaotai lion dance is a traditional custom of Gelao people in Zheng 'an area. Gelao people celebrate the Spring Festival or other important festivals by dancing lions.

The lion is the king of beasts, with a majestic image, and is known as the king of beasts, giving people a sense of majesty and bravery. People regard it as a symbol of courage and strength, and think it can exorcise evil spirits and protect human and animal safety.

Therefore, Zhengan people have close feelings for lion dance, and regard it as a symbol of courage and good luck. They hope to exorcise evil spirits with the mighty image of the lion, suppress or highlight the charm of martial arts with the majesty of the lion, and hope that life will be auspicious and everything will be safe.

Playing the lion, also called playing the lion, is a unique activity in China to celebrate the Spring Festival. Its content is rich and colorful, and the performance atmosphere is warm and pleasing to the eye. Because the lion is the king of all animals, people dance lions in folk activities to ward off evil spirits and pray for happiness and well-being.

Background introduction:

The main ways of lion dance in Gao Tai are Basanquan, big-head monk dance and Golden Lion. The lion's head is made of bamboo strips, covered with leather paper and painted with pigment. The lion's eyes can be turned over and its mouth can be opened and closed.

The lion's body is made of seven layers of red cloth, its fur is dyed and sewn with brown linen, decorated with tassels and bronze bells, and its shape is very gorgeous. When making big-head monk dance dance, you need to knead a monk's head with mud, then paste it with paper layer by layer, and finally remove the mud and paint it. The Basang mask is made of leather and sewn according to the monkey's face.

When shooting lions, there are as few as seven or eight people and as many as ten people. Playing the lion is dressed up by two people, one holding the lion's head in front and the other kneeling behind and jumping the lion's tail. Another person plays big-head monk dance dance with a brush, and the other person plays Basanshao with a golden hoop.

When the lion was beaten on the ground, it was under the command of the rhythm of the gongs and drums team, and the performance of the lion tickling, shaking and licking was so vivid and lovely. As long as this group of people cooperate properly, the more difficult the skills, the better. You also need to perform somersaults, diving, jumping, climbing, worship and other skills.