Lion Dance Day
Yesterday is Chap Goh Mei (十五暝) also known as Yuan Xiao Jie (元宵节), basically is the last day of the Chinese New Year festival which is celebrated on the fifteenth day. No project orange which is go to the river and catch all the mandarin orange thrown by those girls, no visit temple for significance, no dinner but hey got Tong Tong Jiang.
The sounds of drums during Chinese New Year is the signals the start of the Lion Dance performance.
Every year, the condo’s management manager here will arrange a Lion Dance performance to usher in good luck and prosperity for everyone staying here. A few tall poles were set up and part of the lion dance included one of the lions prancing up to the poles and doing a little dance on top.
The lions try to eats the lettuce which is tied up on the roof. See the kids with the hand's up? I see you.
Next all the lions go hunt for Ang Pow and foods. At this moment the kids will love the most, it is good luck to give to Ang Pow or mandarin orange to lion.
See the lion eyes so big because the kids going to give Ang Pow and mandarin orange to him.
One of the the lion dancers start to do acrobatic moves to get to the 'green' and the other four lions resting at the back.
After the lion dance was over, next will be the dragon dance troupe. The pearl bearer leads the dragon during the dance, it is the symbolizes wisdom in which the dragon follows.
The lead dancer holding the dragon head will dip, jump and twist as he leads the way.
