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What is the significance and symbol of lion awakening?

The moral and symbol of lion awakening is: good luck, prosperity and wealth are everywhere.

The lion dance looks majestic and vigorous, dancing, which means good luck and everything is safe.

The first thing to wake a lion is its head. The traditional lion's head oil painting is based on the Cantonese opera masks of Liu Zhao, six outstanding figures in the Three Kingdoms, and is designed according to the characters in Cantonese opera. Masks of different colors are matched with different decorations. At the same time, according to the role of Cantonese opera, it can be divided into two types: Wen lion and Wu lion. The literary lion is represented by Liu Beishi, and the martial lion is represented by Zhang and Guan Yu.

Characteristics of lion dance:

Lion dance is one of the lion dance cultures, and it is an excellent traditional folk dance art. Whenever the Lantern Festival, assembly celebration or opening a shop, people will entertain themselves with lion dance. Cantonese people will hang a lettuce in front of the newly opened store to show that they can make money, and the lion will stand up and pick lettuce.

Lion dance is a cultural activity integrating martial arts, dance and music. During the performance, gongs and drums were loud, and the lion dancer first made a southern fist, which was called "opening the pile". Then, two people play the role of a lion, and the other one smiles and holds a sunflower fan to attract the lion to the stage.