It's always fun visiting shopping malls during Chinese New Year, Christmas, Deepavali or Hari Raya Fitri or any other festive seasons in Malaysia. Shopping malls are always without fail, specially decorated for each festive occasion. I remember even in Kelantan where Christmas songs are not allowed, a Christmas tree or two may be put up to decorate the place. Not sure if the same thing happens during Chinese New Year but in Taiping, Chinese New Year songs will be blared out for all to hear and enjoy and the mall will be splashed red with Chinese New Year decorations - bright red Chinese lanterns, red Chinese fans, kumquat plants and lots and lots of pink plum blossoms to signify the arrival of spring for that is partly what Chinese New Year is all about; 春节 spring festival; that's what it is known as in Mainland China.
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