Lively new year tradition: Rocoleona the dog receives lion blessing at Okinawa Peace Memorial Park
Lively new year tradition: Rocoleona the dog receives lion blessing at Okinawa Peace Memorial Park
- Record_IDVB4392
- Title:Lively new year tradition: Rocoleona the dog receives lion blessing at Okinawa Peace Memorial Park
- Tags:lion dance, new year, tradition, dogs, interaction, costume, Okinawa, Japan, Rocoleona, auspicious, video, mask, peace park, Itoman, celebration, cultural, canine, ritual, serene, festivity
- Category:Animals
- Filming Location:Itoman, Okinawa
- Country:Japan
- Graphic Content Categories:Brand Safe
- Description:On the tranquil morning of January 1st, 2024, at the Okinawa Peace Memorial Park in Itoman, Okinawa, Japan, a heartwarming tradition unfolded as Rocoleona, one of the dogs, became a central figure in the annual New Year's lion dance. Captured in a video shared by @loco0206, the festive scene featured Rocoleona in a stroller, playfully interacting with a lion dancer sporting a captivating mask. The lion dancer, with a mask that mimicked opening and closing in sync with the dogs' barks, approached Rocoleona. Despite initial trepidation from the canine companions, the lion dancer, in a symbolic gesture believed to bring good health for the year, bestowed a New Year's bite upon Rocoleona's head.
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