Drunken Dragon Festival held to celebrate Buddha's birthday in Macao

Local residents perform drunk dragon dance during the Drunken Dragon Festival to celebrate Buddha's birthday in south China's Macao, May 25, 2015. Buddha's birthday falls on Monday this year according to the Chinese lunar calendar. Recognized as an item of China's national intangible cultural heritage, the Drunken Dragon Festival originates from a Macao legend of a Buddhist monk and a divine dragon who saved people from the plague during the Qing Dynasty (1644-1911). [Photo/Xinhua]