What are the characteristics of the fire unicorn dance in Dawan Town, yingde city?

It was dusk when we arrived in Dawan Town, yingde city during the Spring Festival.

Every household in the town smells fragrant, and they are all relatives and friends, filled with a strong festive atmosphere. The old street under the Jinshan Ancestral Temple has long been full of people, and large-scale folk activities such as Lantern Festival Night Dance and Fire Kirin are in full swing. ...

There is a row of "Kirin" on one side of the hall of the "Qunlian" cultural room. "Kirin" is a unicorn with a head and a tail, all made of bamboo sticks and plain paper, and then painted with mouth, ears, eyes, nose, horns and tail. It's amazing to have DC light bulbs in your eyes. Kirin is an animal in ancient legends. It is shaped like a deer, with horns on its head, scales all over it and a tail. People use it to symbolize good luck.

Gone with the Wind and Lantern Team have lined up along the street. They are all traditional folk themes such as "Golden Dog Happy New Year", "Lotus Fairy", "Water Crossing the Golden Mountain" and "Queqiao Club". Suddenly, I saw a strange lantern, which is the only theme of modern science and technology. The spaceship kept circling the earth and roaming in space. The old man said that this paper "Shenzhou VI" was neither fish nor fowl, while the young man said that it kept pace with the times.

Teenagers can't wait to beat gongs and drums and dance dragons and lions. The old man said, don't worry, the makeup hasn't finished yet, and the meal hasn't been eaten yet.

Children dressed as "gone with the wind" are also anxious to get on the "color board", and adults remind them to clean up the shit first, so they can't get off after sitting for a few hours.

After eating a few mouthfuls in the town government canteen, the gongs and drums in the old street rang again. The dragon and lion cleared the way, and the parade consisting of Kirin, "Gone with the Wind" and lanterns came out!

The parade first came to the township government, and the square in front of the township government suddenly became lively. Dragons, lions and unicorns dance together with bright lights.

After that, "Gone with the Wind" marched along the street, and Kirin went door to door to dance and worship. Kirin's head and tail are connected by white cloth with red dots sprayed on it, and each part is danced by one person. Kirin dancers are mostly smart teenagers in their twenties and eighties. They are all shirtless shorts, wrapped in towels, biting lettuce and cotton balls, and wearing earplugs. If Kirin jumps to anyone, it will be thrown with lit firecrackers, and the audience will also throw lit firecrackers at Kirin. Where unicorns dance, there is an ocean of fire and smoke. Oh, this scene is a dancing fire unicorn. Local folk custom: dancing fire unicorn can exorcise evil spirits and make money. Fire Kirin dance to a climax, surrounded by a sea of fire, a sea of smoke, a sea of carnival! Kirin was finally burned to pieces by endless firecrackers. "? Kirin! "Someone cheered. Local folklore: "?" The family that buys "fire unicorn" is a rich family, and the unicorn is "?" It is the embodiment of good luck and prosperity.

Is it "?" The teenager who lost Kirin simply put his head in his hands and let the firecrackers around him throw at him, but he was safe and sound. Isn't it strange that you dodge? By the early morning, all the guns in the town were scattered. The old man in the town said, "The custom of dancing fire unicorn on the night of the Dawan Lantern Festival was introduced by businessmen in the South China Sea and has a history of more than 200 years."

In 2007, the dancing fire unicorn in Dawan Town, yingde city was listed in the intangible cultural heritage protection list of Qingyuan City.

20 10, yingde city dawan town lantern dance fire unicorn activity site. Kirin dancers are mostly smart teenagers in their twenties and eighties. They are all shirtless shorts, wrapped in towels, biting lettuce and cotton balls, and wearing earplugs. In the Lantern Festival in 2006, the fire unicorn dance in Dawan Town, yingde city reached its climax, surrounded by a sea of fire, and the unicorn was burned to pieces by endless firecrackers.

20 10, yingde city dawan town lantern dance fire unicorn activity site.