Dragon Lantern Dance, Chinese New Year is approaching"Lishui Dragon Lantern" will dance again.Seokchu Street is known as the hometown of dragon lanterns.There will be 30 big dragonsIt will be staged in turn. Follow Li to have a look.Part of Seokchu Oryong's charm
Rudd's big dragon (idiom); fig. a large family with a large population of people in need of help Lujia dalong is a traditional dance of Lujia Village in Seokchu Street. The Lujia Dailong is a board dragon with 18 sections. The whole body of the dragon combines bamboo weaving, paper-cutting, and carpentry skills. The dragon body is equipped with a wooden balance pole, which makes it easy to keep the candle flame upward and maintain balance during the dance. The bamboo dragon body is covered with special waxed paper and decorated with colorful patterns of aquatic plants and animals.
The origin of Lujia Dalong is related to praying for rain. There is a Dongyue Temple in the local West Hengshan Mountain, and villagers would go to the temple to pray for rain whenever there was a drought or a bad year in ancient times. There are four words "Dongyue Daidi" on the dragon lantern of Lujia Village, which has been passed down to this day.
There are a lot of rules when dancing the Lu Family Dragon: the first day is black whiskers, the second day is white whiskers, and the third day is white whiskers, and the route and order of the performance cannot be changed at will. At first, the Lu Family Dragon was performed by the Lu Family's strong men collectively, and after the Qing Dynasty, the Fu Family moved to the village and joined in the Dragon Dance. Nowadays, when the Lu Family Dragon Dance is performed, all villagers in the village, regardless of their family name, can participate voluntarily.
Zhan Family Dragon Lantern The Zhanjia Dragon Lantern originated in the Ming and Qing Dynasties. According to legend, there is a huge stone behind Zhanjia Village, whose shape resembles a giant dragon. Since ancient times, the dragon has been regarded as a symbol of good fortune in folklore, capable of bringing good luck and a good harvest. Therefore, the villagers regarded the boulder as the embodiment of the dragon, and thus the dragon dance was performed.
When the dragon dance is performed, the dragon lanterns rise up in the clouds and hover with their heads held high, creating a majestic atmosphere. According to the local legend, the Zhan family dragon lanterns have a special connection with the Lu family dragon, and they are regarded as "husband and wife dragons" by the local people. Every Chinese New Year or major festivals, these two dragon lanterns in the village after the lamp to go to the other village, "husband and wife" meet, dancing together, not only shows the charm of the local folk art, but also conveys the villagers of the hope for a better life and blessings. This year, "husband and wife dragon" will meet and dance what wonderful? Together to the scene to see it.
