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Like anywhere else in the world, Singapore too comes alive during the Christmas season where the city is lit up and decorated with lights. A frenzied festivity is witnessed across the city.
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Christmas
Like anywhere else in the world, Singapore too comes alive during the Christmas season where the city is lit up and decorated with lights. A frenzied festivity is witnessed across the city.
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singaporeThe Chingay Parade
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The Chingay Parade, the biggest parade in Singapore, also Asia's grandest street parade, is certainly an event worth attending, being celebrated with full enthusiasm and excitement. The huge procession marks the festivities of the Chinese New Year. The celebrations feature Taiwanese acrobats to Salsa dancers who stop at designated spots along the parade route to perform. The traditional lion dance along with performers from far-flung countries giving cultural shows also feature in the parade which goes from City Hall to Suntec City.
singaporeWorld Gourmet Summit
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Food experts from around the world bring the best cuisines and wines to Singapore's top food and beverage establishments resulting in a gourmet paradise. Various programs including a gourmet safari are part of the summit. Master classes are held where participants can satisfy their curiosity and get a tip or two from the top-notch in the field.
singaporeDragon Boat Race
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Held at Marina Bay on the fifth day of the fifth month of the lunar calendar, the dragon boat race has contestants hailing from all over the world. The event is primarily observed to honor the death of a renowned poet who took his life by drowning in an effort to bring light to political corruption. This is also a time to enjoy traditional rice dumplings.
singaporeHari Raya Celebrations
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Hari Raya Puasa marks the end of Ramadan, the holy month of fasting for Muslims. Singapore's ethnic Malay enclaves come alive at this time of the year with brilliant light displays and bazaars bustling with traditional food, clothes and souvenirs.
singaporeThaipusam
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Mostly observed by Hindus, this event occurs at the end of January to honor Lord Subramaniam. Devotees from all over the place gather at Sri Srinivasa Perumal Temple and Sri Thandayuthapani Temple in Little India region and offer their thanks to the idol and seek forgiveness. As an act of penance and consecration, devotees also shave off their heads and pierce their tongues. The event is usually followed by a long, procession by Hindu devotees who chant prayers with religious fervor and march down the Serangoon Road and Tank Road (a three kilometer walk) bearing a kadavi ( shrine) on their heads. Spikes pierced on the body support the kadavi. Sometimes the kadavi is dragged by the devotees like a chariot.
singaporeChinese New Year
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This fifteen day celebration marking the beginning of the Chinese New Year is without question the most important festival of the Chinese Lunar calendar. Featuring music, dance, fireworks and festivities that last several days, this a time when families get together to feast, merry make and enjoy being together. An annual family reunion dinner is held and people throng the streets shopping at various stalls set up along the roadsides. The whole city seems to be enveloped in a mood of celebration but Chinatown which erupts in a frenzy of cultural performances, fireworks and light displays, is the place to be to get the full impact of this festival which commences in January and continues until February. Red is the prominent color during these celebrations and is seen in clothing, decorations etc.
singaporeSingapore Fashion Festival
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With the onset of spring season, Singapore transforms into a gateway to fashion trends. Showcasing the latest colors, materials, styles and trends in vogue, various fashion events takes place to mark the beginning of the season. Exhibitions and fashion shows unleash creativity and trends to follow throughout the year. Coupled with new brands and style launches, this is the time to avail the most profitable promotions and discounts on the offer as fashion fever infects the island.
singaporeSingapore Arts Festival
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The summer fiesta is in full swing via this colorful event in May-June that highlights dance, drama and music. Performers from across the globe visit Singapore to be part of this event. The festival is also marked by an eclectic program of cross-disciplinary, multimedia productions and performances that take place throughout the city at various venues.
singaporeSingapore Food Festival
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Again the sizzle of summers comes alive through this mouth watering food festival that unfolds an array of thrilling food fare. Chinese, Indians Malay and many other cuisines are on offer. The launch of the festival is celebrated at Parco Bugis Junction. The festival which lasts for 3 days from July 2 to 4 sees the transformation of the street into a food junction with mouth watering cuisine for all to sample.
singaporeHungry Ghosts Festival
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Dedicated to the dead, the festival occurs either in August or September coinciding with the seventh month of the Chinese calendar. The main theory behind the celebration of this is basically to ward off evil spirits who, according to Chinese superstition, come down during this time on earth. People burn incense and paper money to keep away the spirits. Opera performances and offerings of food to the needy are also part of the celebrations. Children are discouraged from being outdoors after dusk. This is considered an inauspicious time and no business deal is signed nor property bought.
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singaporeMINT Museum of Vintage Toys
Attraction
Immerse yourself in childhood memories and happy days as you admire toys on the shelves of a comprehensive display from 25 countries, dating back more than 100 years. Enjoy browsing these lovely toys across five floors filled with vintage toys inside a modern contemporary building, then sit down to rest and have a meal in the café while enjoying the rare collection.
singaporeBuddha Tooth Relic Temple and Museum
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The Buddha Tooth Relic Temple and Museum is a vibrant cultural monument in the heart of Chinatown. It contains what Buddhist leaders regard as Buddha’s sacred remains, which they say are inside the temple, placed in an imposing Buddhist stupa made from 420 kg of gold donated by followers of Buddhism. Each day, the inner chamber is unveiled at specified times during rituals led by the resident monks, which visitors may watch if they wish.
singaporeSentosa Beaches
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Sentosa is home to three of Singapore’s finest beaches: Tanjong, Siloso and Palawan. Whether you seek excitement in water sports and games or the comfort and tranquillity of the sea breeze and lying in the sunshine, Sentosa’s beaches offer all these benefits and choices.
singaporeEast Coast Park
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East Coast Park stretches towards the horizon across extensive open spaces, providing visitors with enjoyment and relaxation. Today it is a seaside resort and retreat for rest and recreation, where you will meet joggers, cyclists, skaters and anglers.
singaporeSnow City
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You really cannot imagine snowy conditions in Singapore..! Temperatures drop below minus 5 degrees Celsius here, and every moment has its own flavour. You can ski, ride snowboards and snow tubes, or simply enjoy playing with and throwing snowballs.
singaporeBungee Attractions
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To imagine how riding G-Max Reverse Bungy feels, picture yourself as a stone in a giant catapult. There is a small difference, though: unlike a catapult, it does not fling you into oblivion. You are securely strapped into a reinforced steel capsule that launches you 60 metres into the air between two 36-metre towers at 200 kilometres per hour.
singaporeCable Ski Park
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Glide over the water-skiing lake pulled by an overhead cable instead of a boat. Enjoy slalom and trick skiing, kneeboarding or even surfing, all through a cable powered by variable electrical force that helps maintain speeds between 20–58 kilometres per hour.
singaporeSingapore River
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The Singapore River has long been considered an economic lifeline as the island’s waterway for transport, since the days when it was a rural district of early settlers. Discover its rich history for yourself on a bumboat tour. Do not miss Merlion Park, where Singapore’s founder, Mr Raffles, once landed, and where you come face to face with a gleaming pure-white marble statue of the founder, Sir Stamford Raffles.
singaporeHistoric Raffles Hotel Museum
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If you wish to revive memories of 1920, discover the beauty, elegance and charm of this world-famous hotel, restored to its original splendour. What distinguishes it, described as Singapore’s oldest hotel, is its important role in hosting the most prominent famous visitors to Singapore.
singaporeKatong
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This area is famous for its food. Residents and foreigners gather for rich laksa—rice noodles immersed in a spiced coconut meat-stock soup—as well as chilli crab and other delicious seafood.
More restaurants in Singapore
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singaporeLarissa Café
#B1-09/10 Orchard Hotel Shopping Arcade, Singapore, SG 229375 Cuisine: Various Phone: +65 6734 7030 Email: [email protected]
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Sala Thai Restaurant
Sala Thai Restaurant
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Al Ameen Eating House
Al Ameen Eating House 2 Cheong Chin Nam Road, Singapore, SG 599727 Cuisine: Singaporean Phone: +65 6462 1996
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Islamic Bistro N Café
Islamic Bistro N Café
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Café Le Caire
39 Arab Street, Singapore SG 199738 Cuisine: Middle East Phone: +65 6292 0979
singaporeSour Puss
8 Raffles Avenue, Singapore SG 39802 Cuisine: Fusion Phone: +65 6338 9003
singaporeL'Angelus
This grand restaurant offers a diverse French cuisine. The interior of the restaurant has been designed very distinctively with French film posters draping the walls from floor to ceiling. Major cuisine items include prawns with garlic, and pastis and lemon sherbet with vodka is perfect as a dessert.
singaporeCrossroads Café
Crossroads café provides an idyllic combination of all categories of cuisines whether it be western or traditional. Breakfast which is prepared according to western design is served till 1pm and along with this a diverse variety of salads, sandwiches, burgers and other fast food items are also provided.
singaporeBlood Café
This unique restaurant pioneered by the Blood brothers is a one of its kind restaurant. According to an emigrant magazine, the Blood Caesar salad has been regarded as the best salad in the entire country. Other specialties of the restaurant include laksa pesto, sambal and fish cakes.
singaporeEquinox
This 70th floor restaurant provides you a crystal clear view of Indonesia and Malaysia. The atmosphere of the restaurant is extremely tranquil and dissonance free, providing a purely sophisticated environment to the visitors. The opening cuisine for the evening should be Iranian cavier tuna and from here you can move on to grilled beef with foie gras. Any chocolate taster would be highly welcomed to fill up his tummy completely.