What does it mean that the lion chooses green?

Lion dance is a fixed link in the traditional lion dance activities of Han nationality and the climax of lion dance activities. Generally speaking, it is a symbol of "vigorous" and prosperous business.

Generally speaking, picking greens includes exercises, scaring greens, eating greens and spitting greens. When the bride price is hoisted with bamboo poles, the lion dancer will climb up with a ladder (nine people cooperate) to pick it. The higher the ladder, the higher the skill, and the person who hangs "green" will be lucky.

The origin of lion dance:

Lion dance is an excellent folk art in China. Whenever festivals or gatherings are held to celebrate, people always entertain themselves by dancing lions. Lion dance is divided into north and south, and the lion dance in Guangdong is the most famous in the south. Lions are made of colored strips of cloth. Every lion has two people performing together, one dancing in the head and the other dancing in the tail. Under the sound of gongs and drums, the performers dressed up as lions and made various movements of lions. Lion dancers should show southern martial arts with various moves when performing, which is very masculine.

The popular lion dance in China can be divided into Wen lion and Wu lion. The movements in Shi Wen are delicate and humorous, which mainly show the lively and playful attitude of the lion, such as swinging, playing with the ball, licking hair, scratching, rolling, washing ears and dozing off. , which is full of fun; "Wushi" emphasizes the use of skills and martial arts, such as flying, flashing, jumping, jumping, climbing and walking plum blossom piles, which shows the mighty character of the lion.