Festivals and Holidays

Total Defence Day is marked annually on February 15 in Singapore to commemorate the anniversary of the surrender of the British to the Japanese on February 15, 1942, precursoring...

Christmas Day commemorates the birth of Jesus Christ.

Mid Autumn Festival is celebrated on the 15th day of the 8th month of the Chinese calendar. It was meant to celebrate a successful harvest by the Chinese people...

Racial Harmony Day is celebrated annually on 21 July in Singapore. The event is to commemorate the 1964 Racial Riots, which took place on 21 July 1964. ...

The most important festival of the Chinese Lunar Calendar. The festivities last for 15 days and is usually between January and February. Reunion dinners, ang pows, dragon dancing, gambling...

In Chinese tradition, the seventh month in general is regarded as the Ghost Month in which ghosts and spirits, including those of the deceased ancestors, come out from the...

The Chingay Parade is an annual street parade held in Singapore. The largely Chinese parade became a multi-cultural one from 1977 when Malay and Indian groups started joining in...

Every year, during the Muslim month of Ramadan, the streets along Geylang are transformed into a bustling, brightly-coloured bazaar where people from all walks of life are attracted to...

National Day is the commemorate the independence of Singapore and is marked as 9th August. Singapore has been independent since 1965. This day is marked with a nation wide...

Dumpling Festival or Duanwu Festival occurs on the 5th day of the 5th month of the Chinese calendar and commemorates the passing of Qu Yuan, a poet in the...