Drunken Dragon Festival is a unique traditional folk festival of fresh fish in Macao, also known as Drunken Dragon and Lion Dance Club in Macao. It is held on the eighth day of the fourth lunar month every year. Drunk dragon dance originated in Xiangshan County, Guangdong Province hundreds of years ago (now Zhongshan, Zhuhai and Macau).

2. Xie Zao

Xie Zao is one of the most traditional China customs preserved in Macau. On the 23rd of the twelfth lunar month, Macao people call it "Xie Zao". According to the tradition in China, Macao people also give the kitchen god sugar, saying that it is to paste the mouth of the kitchen god with sugar, so as not to speak ill of the kitchen god in front of the jade emperor.

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The historical origin of Drunken Dragon Festival: Hundreds of years ago, the legend of Drunken Dragon originated in Xiangshan County, Guangdong Province. At that time, there was a plague in Xiangshan, and the villagers turned to Buddha for help. When they were carrying the Buddha statue by the river, a big snake suddenly jumped out of the river, was cut off by the villagers and was red with blood.

The villagers drank the river to drive away diseases and plagues. They all think that snakes are descendants of dragons, so they created dragon dances to commemorate them, taking advantage of the auspicious day of the eighth day of the fourth lunar month every year. Sacrificial activities held to pray for good weather and eliminate floods.

/kloc-At the end of 0/9, the war in China continued. With the ancestors of the fishing industry in Xiangshan area moving to Macao, combined with the ancestors of the fishing industry who originally lived in Macao, this folk traditional custom took root in Macao, and then evolved into a festival activity symbolizing unity in the fishing industry in Macao.

Thanks to the efforts of several generations of inheritors, the development of Macao Fresh Fish Drunk Dragon Festival has gradually taken shape, and the ranks are growing. In addition to becoming a large-scale traditional festival with unique local characteristics in Macao's harmonious society, it has also become a precious local intangible cultural heritage, which has been passed down year after year.

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