The ritual coincides with the Mid-Autumn Festival, a traditional annual event celebrated by millions across the world
, with much of the Chinese diaspora gathering for family dinners, lighting lanterns, and eating mooncakes.
Legend says the dance originated in 1880 to drive away the plague from Tai Hang village, with the only pauses coming during the three years when Hong Kong was under Japanese occupation during World War II, and for the pandemic.
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