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Malaysian lion dancers bring new spirit to ancient tradition

Malaysia Florence Looi Al Jazeera KUALA LUMPUR Lunar New Year

Children collect mandarin oranges, a symbol of prosperity, after a lion dance performance at a shopping mall in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia [Florence Looi/Al Jazeera]

Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia – When her maternity leave ended, Mariam Abdul Nazar returned to work and her passion, lion dancing.

A Malaysian Muslim, she started learning lion dancing when she was 13, after accompanying her then 14-year-old brother to his training sessions.

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