Lion dancers perform during a celebration at a mall ahead of the Lunar New Year of the Rooster on Saturday in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. /CFP Photo

A woman helps her kid to receive a red packet from a lion dancer. A red packet, hong bao in Chinese, is considered to bring good luck and prosperity to the one receiving it. /CFP Photo

Malaysian Chinese is the second largest group in Malaysia, just behind the Malays. The Malaysian Chinese population reached 7.4 million in 2016 and accounted for nearly 23.4 percent of the total Malaysian population. /CFP Photo