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Celebrations for Year of the Tiger are muted, but bring hope

Cambodian Chinese community people perform dragon dance on Monday, Jan. 31, 2022, in Phnom Penh, Cambodia, ahead of Lunar New Year. (AP Photo/Heng Sinith) A tourist, right, takes a photo of Cambodian Chinese community people performing lion dance on Monday, Jan. 31, 2022, ahead of Lunar New Year in Phnom Penh, Cambodia. (AP Photo/Heng Sinith) Cambodian Chinese community people perform lion dance on Monday, Jan. 31, 2022, ahead of Lunar New Year in Phnom Penh, Cambodia. (AP Photo/Heng Sinith) A person holds joss sticks while praying for good fortune on the eve of the Chinese Lunar New Year at Tai Hong Kong Shrine in Bangkok, Thailand, Monday, Jan. 31, 2022. The new year celebrations according to the lunar calendar will take place on Feb. 1. (AP Photo/Sakchai Lalit) A woman holds joss sticks praying for good fortune on the eve of the Lunar New Year at Tai Hong Kong Shrine in Bangkok, Thailand, Monday, Jan. 31, 2022. The new year celebrations according to the lunar calendar will take place on Feb. 1. (AP Photo/Sakchai Lalit) People purchase flowers at a market to celebrate the Lunar New Year in Hong Kong, Monday, Jan. 31, 2022. The Chinese Lunar New Year falls on Feb. 1. (AP Photo/Vincent Yu) Peoples praying for good fortune on the eve of the Lunar New Year at Tai Hong Kong Shrine in Bangkok, Thailand, Monday, Jan. 31, 2022. The new year celebrations according to the lunar calendar will take place on Feb. 1. (AP Photo/Sakchai Lalit) A man wearing a face mask printed with a cartoon tiger walks on a street during the Lunar New Year eve in Beijing, Monday, Jan. 31, 2022. The pandemic is muting Lunar New Year celebrations again this year, though people around Asia are finding ways to mark the traditional holiday despite restrictions on travel, restaurants and large gatherings. The Lunar New Year falls on Tuesday. (AP Photo/Andy Wong) People purchase Chinese New Year decorations at a market to celebrate the Lunar New Year in Hong Kong, Monday, Jan. 31, 2022. The Chinese Lunar New Year falls on Feb. 1. (AP Photo/Vincent Yu) People purchase Chinese New Year decorations at a market to celebrate the Lunar New Year in Hong Kong, Monday, Jan. 31, 2022. The Chinese Lunar New Year falls on Feb. 1. (AP Photo/Vincent Yu) A child wearing a face mask to help protect from the coronavirus sits on a tiger statue on display at a mall during the Lunar New Year eve in Beijing, Monday, Jan. 31, 2022. The pandemic is muting Lunar New Year celebrations again this year, though people around Asia are finding ways to mark the traditional holiday despite restrictions on travel, restaurants and large gatherings. The Lunar New Year falls on Tuesday. (AP Photo/Andy Wong) People purchase flowers and Chinese New Year decorations at a market to celebrate the Lunar New Year in Hong Kong, Monday, Jan. 31, 2022. The Chinese Lunar New Year falls on Feb. 1. (AP Photo/Vincent Yu) People walk past Chinese New Year decorations at a market to celebrate the Lunar New Year in Hong Kong, Monday, Jan. 31, 2022. The Chinese Lunar New Year falls on Feb. 1. (AP Photo/Vincent Yu) A woman wearing a face mask to help protect from the coronavirus places a child next to a tiger statue on display at a mall during the Lunar New Year Eve in Beijing, Monday, Jan. 31, 2022. The pandemic is muting Lunar New Year celebrations again this year, though people around Asia are finding ways to mark the traditional holiday despite restrictions on travel, restaurants and large gatherings. The Lunar New Year falls on Tuesday. (AP Photo/Andy Wong) Workers wearing mascot costumes of the Beijing Winter Olympics to attract customers chat each other outside a restaurant during the Lunar New Year Eve in Beijing, Monday, Jan. 31, 2022. The pandemic is muting Lunar New Year celebrations again this year, though people around Asia are finding ways to mark the traditional holiday despite restrictions on travel, restaurants and large gatherings. The Lunar New Year falls on Tuesday. (AP Photo/Andy Wong) A woman wearing a face mask to help protect from the coronavirus walks a dog past robotic-themed tigers on display at a mall during the Lunar New Year Eve in Beijing, Monday, Jan. 31, 2022. The pandemic is muting Lunar New Year celebrations again this year, though people around Asia are finding ways to mark the traditional holiday despite restrictions on travel, restaurants and large gatherings. The Lunar New Year falls on Tuesday. (AP Photo/Andy Wong) Shoppers wearing face masks to help protect from the coronavirus ride on an escalator past a giant heart shaped display at a mall during the Lunar New Year Eve in Beijing, Monday, Jan. 31, 2022. The pandemic is muting Lunar New Year celebrations again this year, though people around Asia are finding ways to mark the traditional holiday despite restrictions on travel, restaurants and large gatherings. The Lunar New Year falls on Tuesday. (AP Photo/Andy Wong) A man wearing a face mask to help protect from the coronavirus looks on as masked residents line up to get a COVID-19 test during the Lunar New Year Eve in Beijing, Monday, Jan. 31, 2022. The pandemic is muting Lunar New Year celebrations again this year, though people around Asia are finding ways to mark the traditional holiday despite restrictions on travel, restaurants and large gatherings. The Lunar New Year falls on Tuesday. (AP Photo/Andy Wong) A couple wearing face masks to help protect from the coronavirus take a selfie with a robotic-themed tiger on display at a mall during the Lunar New Year Eve in Beijing, Monday, Jan. 31, 2022. The pandemic is muting Lunar New Year celebrations again this year, though people around Asia are finding ways to mark the traditional holiday despite restrictions on travel, restaurants and large gatherings. The Lunar New Year falls on Tuesday. (AP Photo/Andy Wong) A cartoon tiger is displayed as shoppers wearing face masks to help protect fro the coronavirus ride on escalators at a mall during the Lunar New Year Eve in Beijing, Monday, Jan. 31, 2022. The pandemic is muting Lunar New Year celebrations again this year, though people around Asia are finding ways to mark the traditional holiday despite restrictions on travel, restaurants and large gatherings. The Lunar New Year falls on Tuesday. (AP Photo/Andy Wong) People wear face masks to protect against the spread of the coronavirus as they shop at a decoration store for the upcoming Chinese New Year celebrations in Taipei, Taiwan, Sunday, Jan. 30, 2022. The new year celebrations according to the lunar calendar will take place on Feb. 1. (AP Photo/Chiang Ying-ying) People wearing masks to help protect from the coronavirus, walk past a lantern depicting a tiger ahead of Lunar New Year celebrations in Hong Kong, Sunday, Jan. 30, 2022. (AP Photo/Kin Cheung)