2025 Spring Festival Gala: Magpie dance heralds luck

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A magpie perched on the branch of a plum tree is said to herald a lucky event. Watch the Beijing Dance Academy’s "Magpies on the Tree" at the 2025 Spring Festival Gala express hope for a brighter future.  #ChineseNewYear #YearoftheSnake #SpringFestival2025

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00:00Western people don't quite understand, actually, magpie in Chinese culture holds a special

00:10and significant meaning.

00:14And the magpie is often regarded as a symbol of good luck and happiness.

00:19And traditionally, actually, when we see magpie standing on the branches of a tree in front

00:27of your house, it means that you're going to welcome or have something happy to happen.

00:34Absolutely.

00:35And people hope that the presence of the magpie actually brings blessings and prosperous years

00:41ahead.

00:42And this picture, this stage setting is marvelous and the dancers actually are imitating the

00:50magpies on a pine tree.

00:58Beautiful.

01:20Let's just enjoy a bit of the beautiful dance as it goes and along the way I will let you

01:46see where magpie stands in traditional Chinese culture.

02:16It's beautiful choreography, right?

02:39Absolutely.

02:40In festivals like Chinese New Year, images of magpies are commonly used in decorations.

02:50People hope that the presence of the magpie symbol can invite blessings and a prosperous

02:57year ahead.

02:58And overall, the magpie has been deeply rooted in Chinese cultural traditions and has been

03:08an important cultural symbol representing joy and auspiciousness for centuries.

03:29Oh, the stage setting, the dancing moves, the beautiful goes, just magnificent.

03:41Let's just enjoy it.

03:58Beautiful.

04:28Beautiful.

04:58Beautiful.

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