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~~~It's time for origami dragons again!!!!
These three Eastern Dragons are very excited, crying out loud and are slowly getting in the mood to perform their typical dragon dance.~~~
I searched the internet for an impression and found this 'Dragon Dance' music:
open.spotify.com/track/6veH2BvREEJH9cJqjDyGE1?si=n0bjVq1U...
These 3 origami dragons are from the same designer, Jun Maekawa. The two greenish ones are the same model, I just gave them a different pose and expression. The red one is folded from two pieces of paper, unlike the other two, which are folded from only one piece of paper.
I think the designer first created the red one (diagrams are in an older magazine) and in the course of time he found a way to fold the same dragon out of just one piece of paper. It is always interesting to see such a development and of course to fold it ;-))
Model: origami Eastern Dragon (the two greenish ones)
Design: Jun Maekawa
Diagrams in the book 'Genuine Origami' by Jun Maekawa
Model: origami Eastern Dragon (the red one)
Design: Jun Maekawa
Diagrams in the origami-magazine 'Quarterly ORU Folding Diagrams - Vol. 1'
Paper:
- dark green dragon on the left: one piece of thin greenish shiny paper 30x30cm
Final size: length 16cm, height 7,5cm, width 3cm
- the green dragon in the middle: one piece of green paper 35x35cm.
Final size: length 17cm, height 10cm, width 7,5cm
- the red dragon on the right: two pieces of red shiny paper, each 19,5cm.
Final size: length 18,5cm. height 8cm, width 6cm
www.youtube.com/watch?v=bTFZVZTSA9E
They say dragons never truly die. No matter how many times you kill them.
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As mentioned in prior posting about Chinatown in New York City, Chinatown in New York City is the largest Chinatown in the United States and home to the largest population concentration of Chinese in western hemisphere. Still hobbling on my sprained ankle a bit, I made my way to Chinatown, for the 2017 Lunar New Year Parade, the largest of several parades held within the confines of New York City celebrating 18th annual New York City Lunar New Year Parade & Festival in2017, the year of the Rooster. I was fortunate to find a high perch at Sara Roosevelt Park, where the parade ends and the festival is held. The many floats and parade participants feature beautiful bright festive colors, smiles abound, children eagerly awaiting the dancing dragons with their little heads peering out through the barricades. This wonderful colorful 9-jointed dragon in the image I captured here was one of two twins that ran parallel to each other, the second one obscured by this one. A sweet and lovely Chinese observer perched next to me explained that the dragon dance actually traced its origin back to the Han Dynasty (206 BC-220AD) and the reason this dragon was 9-jointed was because an odd number of joints was considered propitious. You can see the bright almost iridescent red colors are mesmerizing. This year the Chinese New Year fell on January 28, and the New Year or Spring Festival lasts approximately 23 days.
Taken with Olympus E-5 using an Olympus Zuiko Digital ED 12-60mm F2.8-4.0 SWD lens processed in Adobe Photoshop Lightroom.
Dragon dance (simplified Chinese: 舞龙; traditional Chinese: 舞龍; pinyin: wǔ lóng) is a form of traditional dance and performance in Chinese culture. Like the lion dance, it is most often seen during festive celebrations. The dance is performed by a team of experienced dancers who manipulate a long flexible giant puppet of a dragon using poles positioned at regular intervals along the length of the dragon. The dance team simulates the imagined movements of this river spirit in a sinuous, undulating manner.
The dragon dance is often performed during Chinese New Year. Chinese dragons are a symbol of China's culture, and they are believed to bring good luck to people, therefore the longer the dragon is in the dance, the more luck it will bring to the community. The dragons are believed to possess qualities that include great power, dignity, fertility, wisdom and auspiciousness. The appearance of a dragon is both fearsome and bold but it has a benevolent disposition, and it was an emblem to represent imperial authority. The movements in a performance traditionally symbolize the power and dignity of the dragon.
Chinese New Year is the festival that celebrates the beginning of a new year on the traditional lunisolar Chinese calendar. In Chinese, the festival is commonly referred to as the Spring Festival (traditional Chinese: 春節; simplified Chinese: 春节; pinyin: Chūnjié) as the spring season in the lunisolar calendar traditionally starts with lichun, the first of the twenty-four solar terms which the festival celebrates around the time of the Chinese New Year. Marking the end of winter and the beginning of the spring season, observances traditionally take place from New Year's Eve, the evening preceding the first day of the year to the Lantern Festival, held on the 15th day of the year. The first day of Chinese New Year begins on the new moon that appears between 21 January and 20 February. S20N_1334
Chinese Dragons (龍 (龙); pinyin: lóng) are luck-bringer, they are venerated in the Dragon Dance (Chinese: 舞 (舞龍); pinyin: wǔ lóng), also called "Dragon Lantern Dance", it is a traditional performance. Dragon Dances are performed in almost all special festivals to scare away evil spirits and bring good luck.
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We went shopping in San Francisco's Chinatown, and unknowingly bumped into the Chinatown Autumn Moon Festival. Grant Ave, the main street of Chinatown was most off-limits for cars, and was a very busy place. Dancers got ready for a dragon dance.
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The larger team movements of a dragon dance differ from the smaller, more playful motions of a two-person lion dance. Unlike a Western dragon that brings mayhem, a Chinese dragon is a good thing. As a leader at the top of the chain, a dragon drives away lesser evil forces. That retains good fortune and a safe haven for a community.
One more thing. The powerful dragon represented the imperial power of the Emporer, a centralized power of immense proportion, whose privileged purpose was to bring protection, stability, and prosperity to China's folks.
I found an older picture I wanted to share. We went here for two days, with the whole family to follow a workshop Tai-Chi and Wushu. The dragondance was the closing of day one, fabulous to see, what this youngsters can do!
The local Chinese people performing famous chinese dragon dance through the heavy blasting crackers.
We were at the 2nd floor of Macy's when all the sudden the firewoorks were shot out from Union Square with the dragon and lion dancing in front of us. It was spectacular. I managed to capture this scene with my phone.
Sadly, Macy's at Union Square will be closing down soon. This may very well be our last year witnessing this at the department store.
Sheffield Town Hall prepares for the Chinese New Year of the Snake and a weekend of associated activities and performance including dragon and lion dances.
Installation of the dragon dance lanterns set at the Golden Garden, Gardens by the Bay for the Mid-Autumn Festival 2019 celebrations.
tradition! tradition ! a colourless and bland life without traditions! preparations on the way as this community inches its way to the year of the rabbit with a lion dance
Celebrating The Chinese Lunar New Year with dragon dances through the alleys and streets of Chinatown in New York City.
1. This is our daughter, who changed from blond to chestnut, 2. Dragondance in Groningen, 3. Tigre, 4. Layers of Apples, 5. Piles of Color, 6. Space Moss, 7. REFLECTIONS of IRELAND, 8. Blondie, 9. WhatchooTalkinBout, 10. THE FALLEN, 11. Sparkling, 12. Dragonfly eating, 13. Red Flower14. Not available15. Not available16. Not available
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