Chinese New Year 2019 Lion Dance, Hong Kong

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Published 2019-02-05
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.

All Comments (21)
  • 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 👏
  • @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 ✊
  • @DJ-gv1nn
    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.
  • @samanthalee137
    I wish COVID wasn’t a thing. I miss this, especially this year
  • @meehoymeenoy265
    Major respect for these performers. They pull off some amazing feats
  • @FumIsChum
    I used to be scared, but now I'm like the costume is so adorable.
  • 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
  • @robertg305
    As an American I'm fascinated by this. Would love to celebrate Chinese New Year in China one day
  • @davidma3231
    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.
  • @bigmanjoe3603
    People be saying they scared of this festival during their childhood, mean while I tried to be one of them when I was like 9 😂😂😂 I actually enjoyed this lol
  • @MiguelJuanez
    This is so rich in color, skill, culture and whimsical acrobatics, it's almost overwhelming!!! 👍🏽
  • @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.
  • @yin2tun2004
    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 🥰☺