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Date: 19-20 February 2010
Chingay Parade is a spectacular parade held in the month of January or February along Orchard Road. This is Singapore's grandest street event which celebrates the Chinese New Year by having stilt-walkers, lion dancers, samba dancers and floats. For year 2010, it will be celebrated on 19th and 20th February.
History
The term 'Chingay' was originated in Southeast Asia, particularly in Penang, Malaysia, which is a phonetic equivalent of the Chinese words "妆艺", meaning "a decorated miniature stage or float'. Today, the parade has evolved into a massive multi-cultural and international event telecast live on television every year.
The Chingay Parade traces its origins to a float decorating competition held in Penang in 1905. This practice of float decoration spread to the rest of Malaya by the 1960s, and eventually it became associated with the Chinese New Year. The first Chingay Parade that was held in Singapore was on the 4th February 1973.
How Singaporeans celebrate Chingay
Started in 1973, this national festival of Singapore began as a neighbourhood parade and was a totally Chinese event then, Today, the parade has evolved to be the grandest street and floats parade in Asia, showcasing the rich, vibrant multi-ethnic and cosmopolitan cultures of Singapore and exciting performances from overseas. Held during the Chinese New Year's period, thousands of individuals, organisations, local international communities and private sectors in Singapore come together to take part in this grand and highly spectacular festival every year.
Getting There:
By MRT: Alight at City Hall, one block east behind St Andrew's Cathedral.
The parade route and ticket pricing
Remember, no one can steal your experience. So come down and join us! There will be a lot of hightlight programs prepared just for you. For more information, do visit here.
Take note of road closures and diversions if you are passing through these areas during Chingay Parade 2010.
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Our theme comprises of festivals and events in Singapore.
Singapore is a country with diverse ethnic religions thus we have many types of festivals and events. These festivals and events are held all year round and it provides a perfect opportunity for our people to bond with each other. Some of the most important and popular festivals and events in Singapore are Chinese New Year, Chingay Parade, Mid Autumn Festival and Singapore Fashion Festival.
TARGET READERS
* Experiential travelers
They search for meaning within other cultures and also experimental travellers, who are not only willing to try new things, but also actively seeking for them.
They are inquisitive and inquiring; they get beneath the exterior of strange new worlds and seek to get the most experience out of a destination.
Singapore is a multi-ethnic country with different cultures. These characteristics will get the attention of experiential travellers, as they are able to experience the customs and traditions of different races.
* Experimental travellers
They seek meaning outside their present existence, and prefer to travel to new destinations.
As Singapore has its very own unique festivals and events, it can fully attract the experimental travellers, to experience these events in their own countries.
UNIQUELY SINGAPORE
Singapore is known to others as 'Uniquely Singapore' because of the following characteristics:
- One of the safest country in Asia due to low crime rate. Thus it is an ideal location where global events/festivals can be held.
- Known for being a ‘Green City’ and high hygiene standards.
- Multi-ethnicity country, comprising of Chinese, Malay, Indian, Eurasian and Others. The atmosphere surrounding Singapore is filled with joy and excitement as festivals/events occur one after another where everyone celebrate them together in a very much appreciated manner.
- Renowned medical hub and an ideal meeting place for medical professionals to have conferences and training.
In general, Singapore is equipped with adequate facilities and infrastructures to support the festivals and events held. Our advanced transportation makes travelling for tourists very convenient.
However, Singapore lacks physical land and most people living in Singapore have a hectic lifestyle, as a result, making the festivals/events less desirable to people and also a lack of interaction among them. This can threaten our country’s harmony as some of them may still have the tendency to be biased towards other races.
Given the limited amount of land available in Singapore, problems tend to arise when there are few venues to hold the festivals and events.
ABOUT OUR BLOG
Our blog has included the history and photos of the different festivals/events, and the transportation that can be taken to reach the destinations. This enables visitors to better understand the different festivals and events in Singapore.
We have also provided a language translator to translate the content of our blog to other languages, so as to make reading easier for tourists who do not understand English.
External links to other blogs are also given, where visitors can find more information related to Singapore.
Thailand is also strong in this theme as they have many activities on festivals and events. In addition, they have celebrations almost all the time.
Even though Singapore has fewer festivals and events compared to Thailand, it is a multi ethnicity country comprising of different races. Thus it enhances the different cultures and allows Singaporean to gain mutual understanding among one and another. Moreover, Singapore is small so its people are more united and familiar with our own festivals and events. This is an advantage to Singapore and enables it to establish the same standards as Thailand.
First Itinerary
For the month of January, it is preferable for tourists to come to Singapore during 24th January to 1st February as there will be both the Singapore Flower Festival and River Hong Bao going on. Tourists can actually visit these 2 places in a day. They can go and admire the flesh blooms in the late morning till afternoon and when the weather is cooler at night, they can then proceed on to River Hong Bao.
Second Itinerary
For the month of February, it is advisable for tourists to visit and stay in Singapore from 13th-20th so they can experience our Chinese New Year as well as our Chingay Parade.
Third Itinerary
The best time to come to Singapore during June would be mid-June to end-June. The first thing that they can go would be the Singapore Arts Festival as it will end on the 13th. It will be good if they continue to stay in Singapore as there will be a Dumpling Festival at the end of the month. In between this period, they can go on a shopping spree as the Great Singapore Sales is going on.
Fourth Itinerary
During the month of July and August, the golden period to come to Singapore will be between 26th July till 10th August because there will be numerous festivals and events lining up for the tourists. Firstly, they can get to try out our Singapore very own delicacies at the Singapore Food Festival. Just a few days away will be the Festival of Praise. The highlight for this month is our country’s National Day which falls on the 9th of August. Following on will be the Fireworks Festival.
Fifth Itinerary
One of the important festivals we have in Singapore falls on the 10th of September. It is a festival of rejoicing and thanksgiving for the Muslims in Singapore.
Sixth Itinerary
For Formula One lovers, be sure to stay in Singapore from 25th September to early October. Other than the Formula One race on 25th to 27th September, there will be a Mid-Autumn Festival around this period. You can watch the night race as well as try out the mooncakes which are specially made for mid-Autumn Festival.
Seventh Itinerary
On the first of the month of November, there is a very important Hindu celebration which is Deepavali. It is celebrated as the triumph of light over darkness and of good over evil.
Eighth Itinerary
Come on down to Singapore and join us in this Festival of Giving along the street of Orchard! MERRY CHRISTMAS AND A HAPPY NEW YEAR!