Chinese New Year 2019 Lion Dance, Hong Kong

Lion dance ( 舞獅) is a form of traditional dance in Chinese culture and other Asian countries in which performers mimic a lion's movements in a lion costume to bring good luck and fortune. The lion dance is usually performed during the Chinese New Year and other Chinese traditional, cultural and religious festivals. It may also be performed at important occasions such as business opening events, special celebrations or wedding ceremonies, or may be used to honour special guests by the Chinese communities.

[EzioIlMentore]

Now this thing is killing me in Elden Ring...

[samuelespinoza]

" O Horn-deck'd beast, from higher sphere deliver'd,
take root inside the tower's sculpted keepers
And perch'd within, we beg of thee, rise
Dance and cavott, cleanse all that thou wilt
Cruelty,   woe and those who plague the tower
Cleanse away the strumpet's vile progeny

"

[anitaramos-adan]

Its alot ppl involved in this tradition, the costume blink his eyes, moves his ears, the guys under the costumes, the musicians! Everyone deserves credit 👏

[asare]

This boss kicked my ass a million- oh wait, wrong video.

[DJ-gvnn]

I'm not Chinese, but I love the Chinese New Year celebrations. I was lucky to grow up in a part of town with a huge Chinese population. My mom took me to see the lion dances each year. The smokey firecrackers, the vibrant reds and golds as far as I could see, the smell of all the shops making their delicious food, the crowds of people full of joyous energy, and the sound of the drums and cymbals which you could feel throughout your entire body. There are many fun New Year celebrations, but nothing quite matches the excitement and rejuvenating energy of the lion dances. It's the type of celebration that wakes up the spirit completely.

[peachesbunny]

Lion dance is so underrated. It is actually very difficult to even carry the head of the lion as it's very heavy and being the lower part of the lion is tiring as you have to bend your back and carry also the person in front at some parts of the dance. Respect to those who ever did lion dance ✊

[tinyjjazzbg]

is it just me or they are soo cute when they sit awww

[j.marston]

I love those badass drum beats mixed with the loud cymbals.

[MiguelJuanez]

This is so rich in color, skill, culture and whimsical acrobatics, it's almost overwhelming!!! 👍🏽

[GenericWhiteBitch]

I saw one of these shows when I was 4 it’s one of my happiest memories 😍

[bladbbbb]

I missed the lion dance. Before pandemic, I really like watching this kind of performance in different malls in the Philippines every Chinese New Year. But now, there's no lion dance due to Covid.

[meehoymeenoy]

Major respect for these performers. They pull off some amazing feats

[yintun]

Anybody absolutely LOVE these stuff??? Once there was a performance in my gym in 2nd grade, and me and like half of the 2nd grade (there were like 14 classes o.o) were watching too. I am always so mesmerized when i see this 🥰☺

[samanthalee]

I wish COVID wasn’t a thing. I miss this, especially this year

[davidma]

Whats up with the dislikes? I didn't knew about lion dances but I can certainly say this is a beautiful display of art, skill and culture. I love the energy and these dancers performance is amazing.

[Fawn_love]

We just saw a group perform the lion dance at our library. It was so wonderful. I’m not Chinese but I respect and admire y’all’s culture so much.

[robertg]

As an American I'm fascinated by this. Would love to celebrate Chinese New Year in China one day

[-halosme-chalos]

When I was 3-7 I was literally SOO scared because of the loud banging and how the Lion looked and what it was doing, so whenever there was a lion dance, I would always want my feet off the ground, so I forced my mum or dad to pick me up, carry me, or put me on the trolley seat because that’s what made me feel safe xD

[cryoabyssmage]

When I was about 7 or 8
I was amazed by the dancing and the loud bangs and I want to see them again

[nicolehall]

With great respect to my Chinese cultural tradition!! Lion dance spread good luck, prosperity,
Been going on since 206 BC .