 |
| Acrobatic Lion Dance at Pearl Point Shopping Centre |
 |
| Fruits & Lettuce which the Lions had "munched" on earlier |
 |
| Pink Lion delivering little pieces of happiness in the form of Mandarin oranges |
 |
| God of Prosperity with whiter than white smiles handing out angpows with vouchers |
Brought my mum for Sunday shopping at Pearl Point Shopping Centre with Chinese New Year 2026 around the corner. We manage to catch the first lion dance performance that afternoon and it was the acrobatic one, with the pair of red lions expertly jumping, twisting and turning on the poles to the sounds of cymbals and drums. Mandarin oranges "dropped out" from the mouths of the lions and my mum was the happy recipient of one Mandarin orange:) An interesting article entitled "Chinese Lion Dance (Wu Shi) History, Symbolism & Traditions for 2026" by Sino Cultural where it was written that the drums represent the heartbeat of the lion, makes me appreciate the traditional culture even more. You can read about it HERE. 
The Lemon Trees are now available for sale since Chinese New Year 2026 is around the corner. Loving the varieties being offered for sale by one of the largest wholesale supplier of flowers, plants in Malaysia, Pudu Ria Florist. Their lemon tree webpage can be viewed HERE. Their website is kept updated, and the front page of their website has that celebratory look and feel of Chinese New Year, with flowers, kumquats and oranges including the pair of lions (pink and orange) against a red-coloured background, RED being the primary theme colour of CNY. A visit to Pudu Ria's headquarters for whiff of spring blossoms will be featured next.
14 February to 3 March 2026 CNY Lantern and Floral Festival will be held at Fo Guang Shan temple which can be viewed via their banner below:-
Predictions for the 12 Zodiac animals including the mythical dragon are covered in the South China Morning Post article HERE. Genting Highlands CNY festivities and Horse-themed website is also up and running as pictured below:-
Yee Sang from conventional to unconventional can be read at
ReplyDeletehttps://says.com/my/lifestyle/yee-sang-in-klang-valley-2026?source=widget