Plucking Green at Singapore Cricket Club

For every Lion Dance Clubs, Chinese New Year is our peak period...the only time of the year rushing from one location to another, forgoing our loved ones, our meals our families...just for our passion....lion & dragon dances.
This evening, we are proud to be engaged to present our professional 'Plucking of the Green' for Singapore Cricket Club.'Plucking of the green' is the highlight for Lion Dance performance, be it during the Lunar New Year or the Opening Ceremony of business concerns. Zero mistake is allow for 'plucking of the green' as a minor mistake may be critical.

Swift, professional, firm, sharp and stable is the few words I always instilled in the mind of my comrades. !My dear daddy was engaged for one of the fringe activities by providing Chinese Calligraphy services.

Plucking the Green in Lion Dance . 采青

Usually, after the lion dance performance for either Chinese New Year or opening ceremony, the related party will pay us the fees, other than events booking.

In traditional and standard lion dance way, the payment will put in the Chinese Red package (红包袋) and tie with green vegetables and then put them on the floor or hang them on bamboo .
All of us see this ‘Lion’ as a live animal; hence we let it ‘eat’ its ‘food’ in an animal’s habit, which was the reason. At the end of the performance, the lion will ‘eat’ it ‘food’, the name given of this ‘food’ is called “青” in Chinese Character, in English is called “Green” while we translate directly.

In pure stage lion dance performances we may not see the lion do any ‘food eating action’, but it will happen commonly during Chinese New Year events and Opening Ceremony.

The ‘food eating action’ in lion dance performance in Chinese word is called “采青”, means “Plucking the Green”, we believe this will bring lucks to everyone especially the related parties.