大坑舞火龍Tai Hang Fire Dragon Dance [農曆八月十四打龍餅]

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據說於1880年的中秋節前夕的一晚,颱風吹襲大坑村,有一條大蟒蛇吞食村裏的家畜,給村民合力打死於破屋內。翌日,颱風過後,大蟒蛇屍體失蹤,大坑村發生瘟疫,引致生命­損失。
當時,有道士說此大蟒蛇原本是龍王之兒子,因此要降疫症懲罰該村,報復殺子之仇恨,而村中又有一位老翁,聲稱有神仙打救報夢,指海龍王最怕是火龍,火克制水,所以在中秋節­連續三晚,即是農曆八月十四至十六三天舞火龍,就可解脫這場災難,村民照辦,並沿襲至今。
火龍的製造:龍身用稻草紮成(現改用珍珠草);龍頭由藤條屈曲為骨架;龍牙以鋸齒的鐵片造成;雙眼睛是手電筒;舌頭是漆紅的木片。帶引舞龍的珠球是個沙田柚。舞龍時,全條­龍身都插上火紅的香,在夜間舞動,點點星火,十分可觀。
從前,節日完畢後,習慣把火龍拋下銅鑼灣避風塘的海底,以示「龍歸滄海」,但近年為免污染海水,於深夜用貨車送到焚化爐去,變作「飛龍在天」。

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