What are the characteristics of lion dance?

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

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

The lion's head is the first thing to wake up the lion. The traditional lion's head oil painting is based on the Cantonese opera masks of the six heroes of the Three Kingdoms, Liu and Zhao, 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: folk and military lions. The literary lion is represented by Liu Bei, 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 an excellent traditional folk dance art. Whenever the Lantern Festival, assembly celebrations or stores open, people will entertain themselves by dancing lions. Cantonese people will hang a lettuce in front of the newly opened store, which means making 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, the gongs and drums are loud, and the lion dancer first hits a southern fist, which is called "opening the pile". Then, two people play the role of a lion, and the other person is smiling and holding a sunflower fan to attract the lion to the stage.