The Lion Dance at Cosmo

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No one else was there :)
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Okay, let the ceremony begin!
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Ready... Set...
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"Good... good!" the cheerer said
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"Awesome! You're doing great!" he cheered further
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Wait... this is the last bit!
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Welcome Miss! Cosmo is finally open... :)

Many years ago, I was privileged to watch an opening ceremony of a hair saloon (Cosmo) in GZ China and these photos were taken during that occasion. I've been fascinated with Chinese culture and the lion dance was one of those that mesmerized me, not to mention that their costumes are quite fancy.

Accordingly, the lion symbolizes power, superiority and wisdom in the Chinese culture. And the lion dance is believed to bring good fortune and prosperity and chase the evils away. The dance is usually performed during special festivals like New Year, launching of a new business and others.

That was my first time to watch the dance up close, hence it was quite memorable. The event was very festive, comical and lively and lasted for about 30 minutes from the moment the owner of the business gave the go signal by doing the initial rituals until they uncovered the saloon's signboard.

The dancing was accompanied by the loud beating of drums, gongs and cymbals. And it astonished me that those who performed the dance rituals were middle-aged men and their movements were still very agile and their bodies nimble. I had videos taken and I might share them next time hopefully, via 3Speak.

It was fun watching that occasion and we were even lucky to be the first customers on that day. Talk about being at the right time and place, haha! My office mates and I had our hair pampered, got some interesting treatments where they used ginger-flavored shampoos and stuff. We experienced full services including head and shoulders massages yet we only get to pay 50% of the regular price, lol!

And that was it for some fun memories reminisced this weekend while going through my photo archives. Thank you and I wish you a fantastic day!

Photos my own. 231022/09:45ph

Smile... laugh often... love more... be happy and grateful always!

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Meron yan dto sa CNY hehe..
Nga pla, bat yung uploaded ko sa liketu wala watermark..
Hndi rn nacurate ng liketu last 2 posts ko dum

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Dear @ifarmgirl!
Are you fililpino?

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Hi there, yes I am. Why do you ask?

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I am glad meet to you!
Because I was happy to meet an Asian like me!
I am an East Asian male!😀
Filipino women were kind and good at conversing with foreign men like me!

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What fun CJ. That would have been cool if we had done this when we opened a salon in Edinburgh years ago!
Did you ever go back as a customer after the first day discount?

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It is and next time you open something new, do it hehe.
Yes Tito Ed, the saloon was cozy and the staffs go the extra mile with their services so we've been to it several times.

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jeje perhaps if Iget the narrow boat I might, as won't be opening a salon or anything like that!
Ah glad you went back to them, sounds like they had customer service the way it should be.

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It happens sometimes. People arrive a little late when the lions are already gone https://www.facebook.com/LionDanceTeamFlorida

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That's true though :) Thank you for sharing the link. Is that your team?

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