Cal Poly Lion Dance Team outside Oki Momo Asian Grill, San Luis Obispo, CA. Taken with Panasonic Lumix G7, post-processed with Pixelmator Photo. (2020)
Cal Poly Lion Dance Team outside Oki Momo Asian Grill, San Luis Obispo, CA. Taken with Panasonic Lumix G7, post-processed with Pixelmator Photo. (2020)
Red lion with percussionists. Cal Poly Lion Dance Team outside Oki Momo Asian Grill, San Luis Obispo, CA. Taken with Panasonic Lumix G7, post-processed with Pixelmator Photo. (2020)
It’s possible this lion dance was based on Choi chang, as described in the article linked above:
Choi chang is a tradition at the Chinese New Year where the shopkeepers tie a clump of lettuce with a red envelope of money above the door of their shop. The lion jumps up and eats the lettuce and keeps the money. This will bring good lock to the store during the upcoming year.
-New World Encyclopedia
The lion reared up just after this to take and eat the leaves being held by the child. Cal Poly Lion Dance Team outside Oki Momo Asian Grill, San Luis Obispo, CA. Taken with Panasonic Lumix G7, post-processed with Pixelmator Photo. (2020)
Red lion shared its leaves with the yellow lion. Cal Poly Lion Dance Team outside Oki Momo Asian Grill, San Luis Obispo, CA. Taken with Panasonic Lumix G7, post-processed with Pixelmator Photo. (2020)
Lucky for this kid, the lions had already been fed. 🙂 Cal Poly Lion Dance Team outside Oki Momo Asian Grill, San Luis Obispo, CA. Taken with Panasonic Lumix G7, post-processed with Pixelmator Photo. (2020)