北狮是盛行于中国长江以北地区的一种传统舞狮技术。北狮与南狮的构造形状和起舞办技术都有显著的不同，北狮和南狮都是多姿多彩而富有舞蹈性的传统民俗文化，北狮比较著名的计有安徽之青狮，河北保定双狮。
中国的舞狮可划分为北狮和南狮两个派别。
Lion dancing can be broadly categorized into 2 styles, northern lion dancing and southern dancing.
北狮主要以娱乐为目的，而发源于广州的南狮更具有象征意义，其在舞狮活动中寄托着民众消灾除害、求吉纳福的美好意愿。
Southern lion dancing, which originated in Guangzhou, is more symbolic. It is usually performed as a ceremony to scare away evil spirits and to summon good luck and fortune.
上周，一名北加利福尼亚的徒步旅行者北一头山狮袭击，在周日，被空运往一家旧金山医院。
A northern California hiker attacked by a mountain lion last week was airlifted to a San Francisco hospital Sunday.
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