Loud gongs and drums, a suona sound, mixed with western trombone and China cymbals, shook the whole village, and the prelude of the dragon lantern slowly opened. Dragon lanterns are illuminated by bright oil lamps, just like different forms of Youlong begin to move towards the center of the village. A line of men, women and children began to look around four tall dragons and a rolling dragon, especially groups of children kept shouting "steak!" Extremely lively and auspicious.
I saw that fireworks had been set off in front to welcome Xilong. This is the first one tonight. Wang Yongqi's family just received his daughter-in-law in the twelfth lunar month last year, so he also received an invitation. Because it is the first dragon lantern to enter tonight, it will pay more attention. I asked my son to buy hundreds of fireworks in broad daylight. I heard a "Long Yin" over there, and the sound of gongs and drums was getting closer and closer. I quickly set off fireworks, which rushed into the air and bloomed brilliantly. Another example is falling slowly like a fairy tale. Tributes such as Ciba and cigarettes have already been prepared on the Eight Immortals table in the main hall, especially the 188 gift wrapped in red paper, which is very eye-catching. There are also Ciba sweet wine soup prepared for comforting people, such as baking dragon lanterns, which is cooled on the table with rice bowls and can be taken by those who need it.
First of all, Hu Wensheng came into the room with a sign lamp and immediately began to "talk well". At this time, everyone is quiet and ready to listen carefully. "Dragon lantern entered the door of your mansion. First of all, thank you for your greetings. The director is kind and deep in money. They have a cash cow when they go out, and they are guarding the cornucopia at home ... Now, accept Mr. Dong's money and gifts and let the dragon lantern help make a scene. Then in front of the mourning hall, I shook hands and said goodbye to this family, followed by Liu, who collected the tributes and red envelopes and divided the accounts. At this time, four Gao Long and rolling dragon came to the room in turn to make a detour. The dragon lantern is the most beautiful at this time. The faucet glowered, blew and swayed, and the dragon body was flexible and generous. The dragon tail is small and flexible, and its expression is lifelike. After the dragon came in, although there were ropes strung together, they rolled one by one. First, "Dragon Sweeps Thousands of Troops", then "Step by Step" and finally, after the "Full House" was completed, the whole village was shouting "Yes, Yes". Then around the dragon lantern, the whole village began to evaluate which is brighter, which is more beautiful and which guy looks better when dancing. The discussion is endless. Although it was dark, every household let them go.
Since the dragon lantern was lit, every dragon lantern has been endowed with the dragon spirit. The most obvious place is the bright oil lamp on the dragon. Once the dragon lantern is unwilling to go to that place, the oil lamps in the whole body will become dim and even go out for no reason from time to time. People in the village pay special attention to the exquisite head here for fear of being rejected. What's wrong with the dragon lantern? It offended the dragon god. So whenever the dragon lantern comes to the door, firecrackers will be set off to welcome the directional dragon god. When the dragon lantern leaves for another house, firecrackers will also be set off to send the dragon god away. No matter how much I pay tribute, at least I sincerely hope that the Dragon God will give me luck and blessings, and everything will go well in the coming year. As a result, firecrackers broke out one after another, "rumbling, scratching", and firecrackers continued.
Another spiritual embodiment is the weight of the dragon lantern. People who hold dragon lanterns must ensure that they have a pious heart, love and respect for them. Because of this, even if Gao Long is as tall and powerful, plus the weight of 66 oil lamps, it is not particularly laborious to lift it alone at ordinary times. Once the dragon body occasionally touches branches or walls, the person holding the dragon lantern should immediately explain to the dragon lantern. Please forgive them for their negligence, otherwise, the Dragon Lantern Festival will become more and more difficult. It will make you suffer a lot, and everyone involved in the stripping of dragon lanterns will understand this, so they will always take care of their dragon lanterns during this process, as if they were possessed by the dragon god at this time, which is very sacred.
According to the pre-planned route, the dragon lantern is divided into several large areas. Because buildings in rural areas are all composed of a yard or a house yard, there are many households or several households, so they swim from one yard to another and walk from one house yard to another. Sometimes the number of dragon lanterns is adjusted according to the number of households, just like every Gao Long and Gunlong will be tired and need to take turns to rest.
Many people come to the crossroads and wait here, because this is the only way for the Dragon Lantern Team, and there are a sea of people. When they heard firecrackers and gongs and drums in the distance, someone shouted excitedly, "Here comes the dragon lantern!" " Everyone immediately stood on tiptoe and waited. Even several families ran directly to the front of the dragon lantern parade and insisted that the dragon lantern should go to his house first, just like the ranking in the competition, thinking that it would be more complete to greet the dragon lantern first.
Time and time again, the dragon lantern stripping team set off an exciting climax in any corner of the village. Four Gao Long flying in the air, big shiny eyes, big mouth, sharp teeth exposed above the faucet, looks awesome! Sometimes flying in the air, sometimes hovering on the ground, twitching left and right, up and down, back and forth, won everyone's applause, and some good people, hearing that pulling the dragon beard meat home represents happiness and good luck, rushed to the faucet and stretched out their hands to pull the dragon beard meat on the elegant colored paper belt.
Accompanied by firecrackers and fireworks, the whole night sky is gorgeous like a fairyland. In the bright moonlight, the dragon lanterns are brighter and more dazzling, showing a sea of joy, which can make the whole village full of dragon lantern addiction and return to the cheerful atmosphere a few years ago. The long-lost dragon lantern brings not only good weather, but also a restless and happy mood. Because after so many years, the villagers have the Dragon Lantern Festival, including the red envelopes of tributes and condolences, and they are very excited. Wei Tongfu's minivan is full of cars, and the red envelope income is nearly 23,000 yuan.
In the face of illegal dragon lanterns, when encountering a slightly wider Daping, someone will ask to jump the dragon lanterns. Fortunately, there are still some old tricks in the team. Under their leadership, they can barely show the previous "routines". "Double Dragon Playing Pearl": Two Gao Long compete for each other around brand lanterns, trying to collect and return them. It seems to stick together and bite tightly. Suddenly, they were reluctant to part with the beaten track. I see everyone smiling and cheering. There are dragons in the water, tigers going down the mountain, dragons rolling, and Gao Long's Walking Clouds and All is Well ... There are too many things to see and I still want to finish them.
On the third night, the dragon lantern was baked until midnight, but the whole village was still not visited. Then, on the fourth night, for two consecutive nights, the whole village made a thorough tour. Facing the enthusiasm of the whole village, the dragon lantern was baked with unprecedented success. At this time, even people from other villages began to participate in the "Youlong Club", and specially invited their own dragon lanterns to barbecue in their village.
When the dragon lantern arrived in the village next door, the boys holding the dragon worked harder, hoping to fascinate all the school-age girls in another village with themselves. A watery look came over, inspiring the boys to fight chicken blood, followed by the swing of a dragon lantern. Gao Long and Gunlong danced combatively, radiant, magnificent and spirited, but without losing the eyes and glances of the young girls.
For ten days in a row, I baked dragon lanterns in several surrounding villages. "It is better to have fun alone." It is well known that Youlong will bake dragon lanterns. The dragon lantern is too far to go there. People in those places actually come to the village at night just to see the heroic spirit of the dragon lantern, and then go home contentedly in the boundless darkness.
On the eve of the Lantern Festival, the "Youlong Club" announced to the whole village that the dragon lanterns would wander in front of the houses tonight, instead of entering the houses, only to add a lively and festive atmosphere for everyone to celebrate the Lantern Festival, and the dragon god wished everyone happiness.
The parade of dragon lanterns is more colorful and magnificent than the previous nights. Tonight, the trumpeter, drummer and suona player of Chinese and western bands are full of energy, and their vocal music is loud and clear. The gong they carried was struck by a heavy cloth pestle, which shocked the whole village. Followed by a cry: "This dragon lantern is good!" Looking back, even Xiaofeng, who was bedridden due to illness, didn't know when he came to the roadside. Looking at the mighty Youlong team, his spirit suddenly shook and his illness vanished in an instant.
I don't know since when, some men, women and children with Lantern Festival lanterns have joined the dragon lantern dance team, and the dragon lantern dance team has grown stronger and stronger. Almost all villages join the Dragon Lantern Festival and the Lantern Festival on the night of the Lantern Festival. The team can't tell who is the Lantern Festival and who is the Dragon Lantern. Everybody's happy anyway. A happy Spring Festival will enter a stage with the setting of the moon on the Lantern Festival, and then work from nine to five or after beginning of spring.