The past week I had been witness to at least two formal lion dances for heartland businesses. The lion prances excitedly into the store where it is offered vegetables and mandarin oranges. It crouches on the floor for quite some time, forming the auspicious word "Fu" under its chin with the mandarin segments, and occasionally spitting out the mandarin skin and vegetable stems at the audience. I have noticed that of late, there are no more lorries carrying lion dance troupes around my neighbourhood. But am happy to watch these traditional shows at the heartland shops. Every Chinese New Year is a chance for us to feel close to our roots again. :)
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