#lion dancing

[buried-in-stardust]

Kisses for the baby lion

#douyin #lion dancing #humour

[loverag]

❥ ; source ⊹ credit if used !

#lion dance #lion dancing #chinese lion dance #white #orange #pink #stim #stimmy #our gifs #🃏 #a bonus post bc i need these gifs posted Now

[crab-milk]

What is lion dancing? You've mentioned it before, but I don't think I've seen it before

I'm particularly new to the world of lion dancing myself, but I hope this could also help! Lion dancing is a Asian tradition that blends puppetry, martial arts, and dancing that has been around 206 BC. Although it originated from China, countries like Japan, Korea, Vietnam, and South-East Asian countries have their own respective forms of lion dancing. There's actually quite a few types out there, but they can be identified by their martial art forms, lion heads, or nationalities. I'm probably going to info dump now so I'll cut it here for others to read if they'd like.

Before we get into that, I have to clear some common misconceptions. Lions are NOT dragons. Dragons are puppets that generally have 6 or 9 people holding it up on poles and are long (龙 lóng - do you get the joke lol). Foo dogs are technically lions, but the terminology was derived from white people who mistook lions as chow chow dogs.

To clear further confusion, the reason they're called lions is because allegedly, when China started trading with the western world, lions and their pelts were only reserved for the wealthy. Poor people spread word about what lions looked like, and it somehow turned out that way. There's a lot of mythology surrounding why people do lion dances, but the shorter version is that the lion scares off demons and ill-intentioned spirits from villages. It's now a tradition at openings of businesses, weddings, funerals, and festivities.

Most people are generally used to seeing southern Chinese or Cantonese lions. Traditionally, all of these lions are male and have different variations, again based on nationality or style of martial arts that it's derived from. There are northern lions, which have a male and female (red and green bows respectively), as well as Japanese and Korean lions, which are mostly comprised of wooden masks and long fur.

I'll mostly focus on southern Chinese lions, but they're all pretty neat! I mostly practice Fut-San lion dancing, which is a pretty common form. They notably have a ":3" face and the style of martial arts (wushu) is considered a very common standard for southern Chinese lions. Recent variations of these lion heads also have pom-poms as they are derived from Beijing opera costumes. Each lion also has a pointed horn on the top. They can also have fluffy or wiry fur for its eyelids and mouth, but there exists variations with bristles instead, which may signify that the lion is based on a historical military figure (kind of similar to how Beijing opera singers do specific makeup for specific characters).

These are generally more common in other countries. South-east Asian versions of the lions are extremely decorated, intricate, and distinct.

Hok-San lions are also pretty common. They are distinguished by having a "snake" horn which means the horn curls into a circle at the end and a ":)" face.

Despite their differences, all southern lions have a mirror in the front to ward off evil spirits, some horn with a bow attached, and a beard. Traditionally, the mirror is there to scare off spirits who look into it. The horn is generally added after the lion is almost finished being made, and the bow on the horn is added ceremoniously to bless the lion and honor the gods. It is highly recommended people don't touch them, save for the practical reasons of dirtying the mirror or tearing off the delicate horn, but also to avoid getting bad luck from ill-intentioned spirits.

That aside, I'd like to finally to talk about what to do when you see lions! If you have red pockets of money, the lion eats them up (and the performer in the head puts everything in their sweaty shirt). Sometimes, lions go and play with the audience, so feel more than welcome to pet them or play fight with them! Each performer has their own distinct personality that they play in the lion and as a result, have a lot to share with the audience!

I could go on and on, but I'm afraid this is really long for no reason. I hope this info dump helped!

#i saw an opportunity to info dump and took it #sorry lol #lion dancing #info dump #silence crab

[vegasandhishedgehog]

I do not have any real knowledge of the cultural or technical aspects of lion dancing and my only exposure to it before this episode was another Tumblr post about it with a video of a playful dance. But I think it's such a neat little thing to add to Li Ming's character because it's an art that requires conveying certain feelings through motion. Which means he had a talent for it before he met Heart. It gives him a foundation for the direction he will most likely go (interpretor? They didn't say it but come on he is gonna be an interpretor). He may not know how intuitive he really is, but this kid has such a talent for communication without words and uses that power to uplift and brighten and now he and Heart are going to college in America together and I am so damn excited for them.

#moonlight chicken #heartliming #lion dancing

[hiamymai]

lion dancing reference study from video, they were so cute

#lion dancing #lion dancer #sketchbook

[nammypanda]

Wah Ngai Lion Dance - Hawaii

#hawaii #kapolei #wahngai #chinese culture #lion dancing #dragon

[rongzhi]

OP: 我觉得你们俩有点暧昧了

↳ I feel like you two have some ambiguity going

English added by me :)

#douyin #video #tiktok #lion dance

[sixpenceee]

Long lion dance practice vs competition | source

#lion #dance #dragon

[artilite]

chúc mừng năm mới !!! happy new year !!!

#pretend this isn't late ahaha #i have a boatload of responsibilities but instead i drew this #tbf it was out of my control. i really just blacked out #i love sonic and lion dance #what can i say #rbs are appreciated <3 #if this flops i'll die #sonic #sonic the hedgehog #sth #lunar new year #chinese new year #sonic fanart #sonic art #artilite #artilite art

[mandragoraeart]

The Wushou Series

1. Man Chai Bumper (文仔碰碰车)

2. Gaming (嘉明)

3. Lion’s Head Meatballs (狮子头)

#art #artists on tumblr #my art #genshin impact #fanart #genshin fanart #cute art #gaming #genshin impact gaming #genshin gaming #lion dance #lion’s head meatballs #meatballs #food art #lantern rite #happy new year #lunar new year #genshin icons

[littlewalken]

There should be a North American version of lion dancing but call it moose dancing.

#lion dancing

[lisablack000]

Full Moon

New Store Opening

#Full Moon #Moon #Lunar #australia #sydney #Cabramatta #Lion dancing #Dragon #Lion #Buddhist

[gingerhaole]

Aziraphale offers bok choy to the cute dancing lion. Who's in the back of that thing? Muriel, is that you?

#my art #good omens #crowley #aziraphale #lunar new year #dancing lion

[nammypanda]

For The Culture

#wah ngai #lionkingbrand #lion dancing #hawaii #chinese culture #wahngai

[rongzhi]

A black lion teasing a child.

(The MC is explaining the different color meanings of the lions; traditionally golden/yellow lions represent the character Liu Bei from Romance of the Three Kingdoms; red represents Guan Yu; black represents Zhang Fei)

#张飞萌汉子strikes again lol #lion dance #douyin #video #tiktok

[dailyhatsune]

miku celebrating new years a little too late

sorry but it’s actually early! happy eve of lunar new year everyone

#hatsune miku #vocaloid #piapro studio #doodle #ask #diamondbrickz #random rambling: i feel like i’ve seen more lion dances than dragon dances? #like. i know how both work given where i live and how long i’ve lived but #i can at least guarantee i’ve seen a lion dance performance every year #can’t say the same for dragon dances; which is a shame because the performances are so cool #a dragon chasing down a pearl…