EVENTS
& FESTIVALS IN SINGAPORE
Month: June
Dragon Boat Races Festival
An exciting Chinese festival
held on the 5th day of the 5th lunar month (June) to honor the
late Chu Yuan. This festival originating in Chinese mythology
recorded in the fourth century before Christ. Chu Yuan, a
servant of a Chinese Emperor, had a passion to be a poet. He had
so many fine qualities but his most vivid quality was honesty.
The corruption was widespread at that time, even the king did
commit political corruption. Chu Yuan was sorrowful with his
Emperor and later found his conscience incapable of serving such
king; he then chained himself with enormous rock and jumped into
Tung Tin Lake in Hunan Province. His body was never found, but
much later people saw his ghost at the drowning spot crying that
"Chu Yuan had been murdered by water monster."
Today, Dragon Boat Races can
attract foreigners' attention as proven by many foreign teams
attending the Race from North America and Europe. This festival
takes place in many parts in Asia, from Nagasaki to Singapore,
and Singapore to Macau. In Singapore, this festival can be seen
at the Marina Bay. Audiences should sit as close as they can to
the water's edge in order to watch their team competing in this
exciting boat race.
Festivals & Events in
Singapore
In January - Thaipusam
In February - Chinese
New Year (depending upon Lunar calendar and may fall in
January or March), Hari
Raya Haji, Chingay, and River
Hong Bao.
In March - Good
Friday Easter
In April - Qing
Ming Festival
In May - Vesaka
Day
In June - Dragon
Boat Races Festival.
In July - Null
In August - National
Day and Festival of the
Hungry Ghost
In September - Moon
Cake and Lantern Festival
In October - Festival
of the Nine Emperor Gods, Navarathiri
and Thimithi
In November - Deepavali
(Festival of Light)
In December - Hari
Raya Puasa, Christmas
and New Year
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