Flower Markets and Barong Traditional Dance

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Flower Markets, as a tradition in Canton, are popped up every year before Spring Festival. Different flowers and plants indicate different wishes or sign. For example, Kumquat plants with Kumquats similar to small citrus fruits, means your wish of a prosperous year ahead. Peach blossoms mean love and romance.

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Barong Traditional Dance from Bali, Indonesia​. The Barong play represents a fight between good spirit and evil spirit. Barong is a mythological animal that represent a good spirit and Rangda is a mythological monster that represent an evil. The Barong Dance is often portrayed with two monkeys and is probably the most well-known dance in Bali. by Alicia Procello Maddox

Author: Alicia Procello Maddox

Alicia Procello Maddox serves as president of the Avery Dennison Foundation at the Avery Dennison Corporation.

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