The "tiger and lion" dance is a common name. The lion is called Suanni (hornless) in legend, which is another name for the lion. The lion dance requires four to five people, namely the person holding the lion's head, the person holding the lion's tail, and the "lead dancer" who plays the role of "Ziweixing" (Lion Dan), "Big Head Buddha" (Five Earth Gods) or Playing the role of "Mi Cuiniang" (land woman). This kind of lion dance is commonly called "Lion Dance". There are also popular myths and legends about playing lions.
According to legend, in ancient times, lion wolves grew up in the jungles of the mountains and haunted the villas and plains. Its temperament is ferocious and cruel, the most ferocious of all beasts. In a sudden violent attack, the mountains and the earth will collapse, and neither humans nor gods will be at peace. Upon seeing this, the land lords from the five directions tried to dissuade him many times, but to no avail, so they reported it to heaven. The Jade Emperor then issued an edict to summon the youngest son of the Golden-faced Master of the Shang Dynasty to ascend to heaven to learn magic and martial arts. After three years of careful training by Mr. Li Laosheng, Prince Jin successfully completed his studies and received the sword, fairy brush, colorful ball and Ziwei Zhengzhao's protective Eight Diagrams and other treasures and magic objects given by the Sage. His name was "Ziweixing". "He took the command to descend to earth and subdue the lion. This is the summary of myths and legends. The folk art of "playing with lions" has been interpreted as the following art form based on the legend; Ziweixing, who possesses magical powers, is guided by the five earth gods (legend has it that the earth gods are transformed into big-headed Buddhas, holding Ganoderma lucidum grass and spiritual fans), Found the lion. The ferocious lion immediately salivated when he saw Ziweixing, a handsome and delicate child with moist skin and tender flesh. Thus, a battle between dragons and tigers began.
Ziweixing is wearing a cassock, a sword, and the Eight Diagrams on his back. He waves a colorful ball with his right hand and a fairy whisk with his left hand. The lion bared its teeth and claws, and was full of murderous intent. It wanted to eat the child in front of it in one bite. Ziweixing and Shili each used their abilities to fight fiercely. The fairy child's quick and witty teasing fighting skills dragged the lion until he was hoarse. Big-headed Buddha and Mi Cuiniang, who were watching and assisting in the battle, saw Ziweixing's skill in subduing monsters. They were excited and clapped their sunflower fans. Big-headed Buddha stroked his beard, sometimes applauded, sometimes gave a thumbs up, and praised them greatly.
Suddenly the fairy boy was swallowed by the lion. Big-headed Buddha and Mi Cuiniang didn't know that this was Ziweixing's secret trick, so they were frightened and their form and spirit changed drastically; they turned from joy to sadness, and were heartbroken. , stamping one's feet and beating one's chest, wiping tears and wiping tears, the gloomy mood is lifelike.
At this time, the lion thought that after swallowing the Ziwei Star, his desire was fulfilled, so he squatted down and lay down complacently, took a nap, then combed his hair, and was immersed in the joy of victory. After a while, the lion felt severe pain in his abdomen, which was unbearable, as if his liver had been broken and his intestines were torn apart. His vitality was greatly damaged, and he rolled on the spot and roared endlessly. At that moment when it looked up to the sky and screamed, Ziweixing emerged from the lion's mouth, safe and sound, jumped up, sat firmly on the back of the lion, full of glory, looked down at the crazy and tired monster, calmly dealt with it, and then played tricks. The art of surrender.
At this point, the poem about lions and cats reaches its climax. The Big-headed Buddha and Mi Cuiniang were overjoyed when they saw Ziweixing again. They stepped forward to wipe the dirt on the fairy boy's body, twisted his ears and stamped his feet to show that he was calm, and raised his thumbs as if to comfort or congratulate him. At this time, the gongs, drums and cymbals that accompany the performance are harmoniously played, loud and low, triumphant songs are flying, and occasionally the suona plays the music of San Baoxian and Fude Ci brightly. The whole performance is full of sounds and emotions, and the expressions are harmonious, feasting the eyes of the audience. .
At this time, the lion became angry and became extremely vicious. He fought with the trapped beasts and used the power of thunder to take Ziweixing again. Four people, namely lion, Ziweixing, big-headed Buddha and Micuiniang, appeared on the performance field. Each has its own expression and emotion. The various connotations and emotions of victory, defeat, sadness, joy, strength, tenderness, gains and losses are vivid and vivid, and the viewers all applaud. Afterwards, Ziweixing teased the lion cat twice, and finally the lion poem ended with Ziweixing subduing the lion cat, and the performance was also completed at a perfect pace.
The tamed lion has abandoned evil and turned to good deeds, and is regarded as a mascot by the people. The show of playing lions and cats is rooted in the folk, has a long history, and has strong vitality. It is loved by the people of Hailufeng and Hailufeng. It is a wonderful folk art that will never wither.
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