AP PHOTOS: Lion dance tradition thrives in Malaysia

KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AP) — The traditional art of the Chinese lion dance is nowhere near perishing in Muslim-majority Malaysia. As Lunar New Year approaches, lion dance troupes here are practicing their coordinated movements in the noisy routine that is believed to ward off evil spirits and garner good luck. It's a centuries-old tradition dating back the Han Dynasty, when lion dancers were mostly from martial arts schools who used their acrobatic kicks and jumps to ring in the new year. These days, it is kept alive by an ethnic Chinese minority that makes up 22 percent of Malaysia's 30 million people — and by people like master craftsman Siow Ho Phiew (pronounced "See-ow hoe pew"). The 61-year-old Siow has been making the colorful, intricately designed lion's heads — an essential component of the dance — for more than three decades. He started his endeavor because it was expensive and difficult to import the lion heads from China.Read more on NewsOK.com

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