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Hong Kong's fire dragon dance began as a way to apologize to a python

Original headline: Tai Hang Fire Dragon Dance in Hong Kong

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Tai Hang's Fire Dragon Dance has been performed since 1880. According to oral history, villagers killed a python, a plague followed, and a vision of the goddess Guanyin led them to start the ritual to end it.

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