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Originally posted by Reggie Dunlop@Aug 24 2005, 08:42 PM
What's the deal with all that cymbal banging making a gawdawful racket in Chinese parades? I mean, isn't the whole idea to get people to come to the parade?
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The cymbals, I agree are annoying and loud to say the least!
They are still used to preserve the tradition that started when legend said that an Emperor was able to defeat an enemy who led tigers and leopards (I believe), by crashing these cymbals together, frightening the animals away.