W Sh The Lion Dance By Devan S. Marques W Sh The Lion Dance By Devan S. Marques Bi Northern Nn Southern Fng f du c i Richly Colorful Zhung Costume Gng fu Kung fu Lil Origin Long ago, a fierce creature called the appeared in a village, terrifying its inhabitants. in the village could fight of the , and so they called upon the to help them. The came and fought the , injuring it so that it had to flee the village, vowing as it went that it would take its revenge. Lil Origin However, the next time the came, the was unable to help the villagers, and so they built an imitation out of bamboo and clothe. Two men operated the lion, making it dance and move like the real , while the rest of their people banged their pots and pans like drums. When the saw the fake and heard all the noise, it became afraid and ran away. Lil Origin In the myth, the villagers continued to perform the Lion dance every new year to scare away evil. Tiow Dance hhe-nanjing-troupe-the-lion- dance/ he-nanjing-troupe-the-lion- dance/ h hTY4Njk3MDg=.htmlTY4Njk3MDg=.html hhe-nanjing-troupe-the-lion- dance/ he-nanjing-troupe-the-lion- dance/ h hTY4Njk3MDg=.htmlTY4Njk3MDg=.html Lil Origin h What, if anything, did you notice about the origin story? h How does the origin story of the lion dance fit in to everything else we know about the Chinese New Year celebration? (Similarities & Differences) h What, if anything, did you notice about the origin story? h How does the origin story of the lion dance fit in to everything else we know about the Chinese New Year celebration? (Similarities & Differences) Xi Xi Thanks!