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The traditional Hakka Unicorn Dance has been practiced for more than 200 years. The Hakka people believe that the Chinese unicorn, qilin, is an auspicious animal that can ward off evil and bring them good luck. They perform unicorn dances during Lunar New Year, weddings, birthday parties, and communal festivals, as well as in enlightening rituals for new houses and renovated ancestral halls. After settling in Hong Kong’s New Territories, the Hakka people have developed their style of music and sequence of movements for the unicorn dance. In 2014, the Hang Hau Hakka unicorn dance was inscribed onto the fourth national list of ICH.
The Joint Association of Traditional Hakka Unicorn in Hang Hau and Sai Kung, funded by the Intangible Cultural Heritage (ICH) Funding Scheme and supported by South China Research Center, presents the Hang Hau Hakka Unicorn Dance Training Workshop, to foster preservation, transmission and promotion of the ICH item and local heritage.
Date
Jan 14 - Jun 16
(Every Sunday, except Feb 11, Apr 7, Jun 9)
Time
3:00pm-5:00pm
Location
Plaza of Tin Hau Temple, Hang Hau, Tseung Kwan O (Jan 14-Feb 18, May 12-26)
Common Room 5 & 6, UG Hall VI, HKUST (Feb 25-May 5, Jun 2-16)
Language
Cantonese
Fee
Free
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Organizer
Joint Association of Traditional Hakka Unicorn in Sai Kung and Hang Hau, Hong Kong
Co-organizer
South China Research Center, HKUST
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