Singapore's "legal holidays"

Because of Singapore's multi-ethnic culture, people in this country enjoy festivals of all ethnic groups, and all ethnic groups in Singapore have different festivals and customs according to their own calendars. The government rearranged them and worked out Singapore's? Legal holidays? .

1. National Day: August 9th every year.

Aspect: On that day, the government usually holds celebrations at the National Stadium.

2. Lunar New Year: the first to fifteenth day of the first lunar month.

Aspect: During the Spring Festival, China people like to go to Chinatown to buy new year's goods. Before New Year's Eve 1 week, it will be lively until the early hours of the morning, and New Year's Eve is the most lively, with many lion and dragon dance teams giving wonderful performances. The government also holds activities such as "Spring Arrives at the Riverside to Welcome the Stars" and a costume parade, which must not be missed. Many countries will participate. You don't need a ticket. You can make it early? Station? .

3. Tomb-Sweeping Day: April 5th every year is a traditional festival for China people to remember their ancestors. Two weeks before and after Tomb-Sweeping Day, people will bring sacrifices and flowers to the cemetery to visit their graves and worship their ancestors.

Dragon Boat Festival: August 15th of the lunar calendar, which was originally the anniversary of Quyuan's investment in the river, has now developed into a festival of making zongzi to worship the gods.

Aspect: On the Singapore River, dragon boat races are held every year during the Dragon Boat Festival.

Mid-Autumn Festival: commonly known as Ghost Festival, from the first day to the thirtieth day of the seventh lunar month, an altar will be set up for a whole month to worship the dead ghosts.

Highlights: during this period, there were banquets, stage performances, bidding and blessing activities, which were very lively.

Vesak Day: April 15 of the lunar calendar is the birthday, enlightenment and nirvana anniversary of Buddha Sakyamuni.

Highlights: The Buddhist Association of Singapore began to hold a series of celebrations a few days before the festival. Various Buddhist groups and temples decorated lanterns with bright lights, symbolizing the glory of the Buddha shining on the world from generation to generation.

7. Eid al-Fitr: Eid al-Fitr is the most important festival of Ramadan for Malays every year. Every Ramadan, Muslims fast from sunrise to sunset, and they can't break fast until they see the stars and the moon for a month.

Aspect: On Eid al-Fitr, Muslims will clean and decorate their homes, put on newly sewn traditional clothes and prepare various gourmet cakes to celebrate Eid al-Fitr. The lively atmosphere is comparable to the Spring Festival in China.

Hazi Festival: The first day of 12 Ramadan is an important religious ceremony held the next day after Muslims go on a pilgrimage to Muslim holy places. The celebration ceremony is mainly about slaughtering cattle and sheep. Thank god.

9. Dabaosen Festival: In January and February of the solar calendar, every household will clean the house.

In order to welcome the patron saint and the goddess of luck, lights are lit around the house.

What to watch: On the streets of Little India, Hindus will hold a grand celebration and take a car parade with idols to celebrate. Some Hindus wear iron frames and stab silver needles to express their gratitude or atonement for God.

Lantern Festival: Gregorian calendar 10 to 1 1 month. At this time, every household lights oil lamps, and family members paint their bodies with ginger oil to show purity and innocence.

Christmas Day:1February 25th is a festival to commemorate the birth of Jesus Christ. Christian churches hold special celebrations, and believers also sing hymns and visit their families.

Aspect: Every Christmas, Orchard Road will be decorated with lanterns and colorful decorations, and all major commercial buildings will be decorated to attract guests. The whole street is full of festive atmosphere, and the riverside in Singapore is also covered with lanterns and colorful decorations.

New Year's Day: every year 1 month 1 day. Although there are many large and small holidays in Singapore, the government has not made them like China? Golden week? According to the plan, except for the first and second days of the Spring Festival, they only have a holiday on the festival day.