What does it mean to touch the lion's head and tail when dancing?

Touch the lion's head, and you won't have to worry about getting rich. Touch the lion's tail and everything will go well. Touching the lion's head means good luck, which is a unique way of folk celebration.

Until the Opium War spread to this southern land, because the word "Rui" was homophonic with "sleep" in Cantonese, people with national anxiety consciousness changed it to "wake the lion". Since then, "Where there are China people, there will be lion awakening", which has become an important ceremony to enhance national prestige and establish the soul of China.