Chinese New Year is just around the corner, shy of one month. With the current Covid-19 pandemic, no lion dances are allowed during the celebration of Chinese New Year.
Many Chinese may be upset because Chinese New Year is one of the most significant festive occasions in the lunar calendar.
Here at Wadd, we got you covered. We found some alternatives for you to enjoy this symbolic lion dance with your families and relatives.
Before we start, why is lion dance used in Chinese New Year?
In Chinese culture, the lion symbolizes power, wisdom, and superiority. Lion dance performances at Chinese New Year are believed to bring prosperity and good luck for the new year.
So, since we can't have any of these, what can we do?
1. Dress Up Your Pets
If you have pets at home, especially those with a smaller pet, it's time to dress them up! See how adorable it is. You can play lion dance music in the background and just be entertained!
Image source via Giphy.com
So where can you get some of these cute costumes? Shopee or Lazada, maybe Taobao!
Image source via Shopee
2. DIY 'Lion' Head With Your Children
With the long holiday and Movement Control Order (MCO), you have no choice but to spend time with your family. What better than completing (or try to complete) a DIY project. Here is some instruction on how to DIY the Lion dance head custome.
How adorable is this DIY project? Image source via jellysmommy.blogspot.com
According to this blog post, it only take her less than RM10 to complete this adorable lion dance head costume. You need one carton box, red cloth, colour paper, pom poms and some strings. You can refer to her step by step process here.
Here is another easy DIY via youtube.
3. DIY 'Lion' Head Type 2
If you are the artsy type and work very well with knives, here is another very handsome-looking lion head using poly paper. Kjovese creates it, and they even provide the fold-line print for free (in the link)!
Image source via Youtube/KJovese
4. DIY 'Lion' Dance Lego Set
OMG. We want this Lego set! So adorable! It definitely will add to the Chinese New Year festive. It was expensive, approximately RM400, but look at it.
Image source via stuff.tv
5. 3D Paper Mask Fashion Lion Dance Costume
How cute is this? You can get this from Aliexpress or Taobao. It is a precut paper where you fold according to direction. It is cheap and suitable for your children to play with.
If you need help looking for lion dance music, here it is.
Stay safe, and celebrate your Chinese New Year adhering to the SOP.
