Wake up the lion and wake up the soul of the country, beat the drum to invigorate the spirit!
On February 26, the first batch of 12 members of the "South Sea Lion Group" appeared in the first "South Sea Lion Group Birthday"! At the foot of Xiqiao Mountain, on the shore of Tingyin Lake, the lion group parade, group ceremony, blessing, and spring min opened the curtain of this festival celebration!
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The South Sea Lions are ready to go! (Photo courtesy of Nan Xuan)
Lion Group Parade welcomes the Chinese New Year
Gongs and drums sound, and the lions offer their blessings. At 8:30 a.m., the Lions Parade departed from Qiaoshan Avenue. The big-headed Buddha holds a large sunflower fan in his hand, the movements are witty and funny, and the dancing lions sometimes look up, sometimes flutter and jump. The lifelike lion awakening performance won warm applause from the crowd along the way.
Twelve lions appeared together
At the Feihong Pavilion, the first members of the South Sea Lions will appear one by one. Among the twelve lions, there are both masters of high moral standing and there are also young people with fresh smiles and smiles, both the courage to be self-reliant, and the representatives of the cute lions who are full of vitality.
The first 12 members of the South Sea Lions were unveiled
Blue Lion Amin
Love Lion Ahun
Zhi Ge Shi A Zhong
After the wave lion Anzai
Old Lion Fu A Feng
Slash lion skin boy
Genki Lion Lezai
Grandpa Green Lion Ah Cheng
New Wave Lion Ain
Hanlin Lion Alang
Little Lion Sister Ah Ping
A generation of Zongshi Feihong
The twelve male lions of the South China Sea Lion Group appeared together
The lion group is the end of the group
"One point of heavenly court, high illumination of the auspicious star; two points of eyes, one way of light; three points of iron horn, Wei Zhen Mountain; four points of ear chakra, eight sides of the spirit; five points of mouth, sound transmission of thousands of miles; six points of nose brother, strong mountains and rivers; seven points of hands and feet, leaping at will; eight points of lion body, more spirit!" The ceremony of the South China Sea Lion Group continued the tradition of "new lion dotting", and Li Nianzhong, the inheritor of the National Intangible Cultural Heritage Project Guangdong Awakening Lion, read the finishing words, and the on-site leaders and guests jointly completed the grand and traditional finishing ceremony.
Li Nianzhong, the inheritor of the National Intangible Cultural Heritage Project Guangdong Awakening Lion, read the highlights.
A group of leaders and guests lit the eyes on the twelve lions.
South Sea Lion Regiment, a group of auspicious!
The lions pray for well-being
Combined with the public's good wishes for blessings, the "South Sea Lion Regiment Birthday" festival set up a blessing link, master Li Nianzhong recited the prayer text, and a group of lion group members offered Rui Rui to pray for safety and well-being.
Master Li Nianzhong recited the prayer and blessing recitation. (Photo courtesy of Nan Xuan)
rise! Lions, happy and auspicious! (Photo courtesy of Nan Xuan)
assemble! Pray for blessings around the valley, and the hall is full of gold and jade! (Photo courtesy of Nan Xuan)
pick up! Lion Torui, Guotai Minkang! (Photo courtesy of Nan Xuan)
Lion Kai Sai invigorates the spirit
Compete to wake up the lion and highlight the spirit of Fighting! After the blessing ceremony, the South China Sea Spring Lion Awakening Traditional Routine Competition (Spring Competition) immediately began, promoting the development of the lion awakening sport for the whole people and bringing a feast of lion awakening skills to citizens and friends.
Before the Spring Festival, the South China Sea Xinyi Dragon and Lion Club performed to wake up the lions across the bridge and collect green.
The scene of the Spring Break Competition. (Photo courtesy of Nan Xuan)
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