Sunday, October 17, 2010
Eye Dotting Ceremony - The Chinese Lion Dance
Chinese lion dance is traditionally in China for more than a thousand years ago. There are several versions of its origin, but a common and obvious reason is that at that time, China peopleneeded something to protect them and give them happiness, health, blessing and prosperity. These goal and gave birthto concepts of Feng Shui and the Chinese dragon and lion later.
Chinese lion dance is traditionally in China for more than a thousand years ago. There are several versions of its origin, but an obvious reason and popular is that, at that time, the Chinese need something to protect and give them happiness, health, blessing and prosperity. These objective and gave birth to the concepts of Feng Shui and the Chinese dragon and lion later.
To give more of their duty, which is brought to life through the eyes dotting ceremony. The eye dotting ceremony is normally held in front of a Confucian or Taoist change. However, this tradition is not always followed in the West like most Kung Fu schools do not have a full gym, time or place. Many of them also have no idea how to perform the ceremony, as they are not trained to do spiritually.
The eye dotting ceremony begins with the placement of the new costume lion dance in front of the altar. Instead, there is Kuan Yin, Sage Monkey (right) and Kuan Kung (right). Kuan Kung sitting on the side of the Green Dragon, "which represents the Pacific side and the wise monkey is sitting on the side of the White Tiger, which represents the warrior side.
You should be prepared to change tea and fruit pre-cool and replace the old. To invoke the gods, nine incense sticks are lit on the altar. From there, dotting the eye first. To do this, powdered cinnabar (Jee SA) soaked in water can be used. The drum is rolled gently under gong and tinkling cymbal. A master of the brush to soak bamboo Jee SA and begin to dot the lion.
The first part to be drilled, will be mirrored on the front of the lion's head, this is known as the "third eye", followed by the nose so that he could breathe and then inside of the mouth, ears, eyes, head, neck, body, tail and finally the legs. After the lion move slowly, and the music becomes stronger and stronger.
After dotting the eye, the lion will pay tribute to the gods with three arches, above the side of Green Dragon (left) and then right and finally, in the middle before the performance of traditional dance of the lion.
Pictures/SnapShot :
Chinese lion dance is traditionally in China for more than a thousand years ago. There are several versions of its origin, but an obvious reason and popular is that, at that time, the Chinese need something to protect and give them happiness, health, blessing and prosperity. These objective and gave birth to the concepts of Feng Shui and the Chinese dragon and lion later.
To give more of their duty, which is brought to life through the eyes dotting ceremony. The eye dotting ceremony is normally held in front of a Confucian or Taoist change. However, this tradition is not always followed in the West like most Kung Fu schools do not have a full gym, time or place. Many of them also have no idea how to perform the ceremony, as they are not trained to do spiritually.
The eye dotting ceremony begins with the placement of the new costume lion dance in front of the altar. Instead, there is Kuan Yin, Sage Monkey (right) and Kuan Kung (right). Kuan Kung sitting on the side of the Green Dragon, "which represents the Pacific side and the wise monkey is sitting on the side of the White Tiger, which represents the warrior side.
You should be prepared to change tea and fruit pre-cool and replace the old. To invoke the gods, nine incense sticks are lit on the altar. From there, dotting the eye first. To do this, powdered cinnabar (Jee SA) soaked in water can be used. The drum is rolled gently under gong and tinkling cymbal. A master of the brush to soak bamboo Jee SA and begin to dot the lion.
The first part to be drilled, will be mirrored on the front of the lion's head, this is known as the "third eye", followed by the nose so that he could breathe and then inside of the mouth, ears, eyes, head, neck, body, tail and finally the legs. After the lion move slowly, and the music becomes stronger and stronger.
After dotting the eye, the lion will pay tribute to the gods with three arches, above the side of Green Dragon (left) and then right and finally, in the middle before the performance of traditional dance of the lion.
Pictures/SnapShot :
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