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Singapore Festivals:
Despite its stoic looking buildings and hectic streets, Singapore festivals are a large point of celebrating its variety in ethnicity, race, religion and culture. As a sign of respect to the different communities that make up Singapore, some ten yearly Singapore festivals are celebrated in Singapore. If you visit around late January to February, the chances are you will be greeted with Singapore festivals where shops and buildings decked in red banners, lanterns and pictures of oranges. The Chinese New Year or Spring Singapore festivals are a traditional Chinese holiday celebrating the beginning of the New Year according to the Lunar calendar.
If you take a walk down Chinatown during this Singapore festivals season, you will get the greatest deals in Chinese decorations and snacks. In this Singapore festivals keep an eye out for the lion dance. These dancers of these Singapore festivals will move from shop to shop to wish good luck and prosperity.
The Muslims in Singapore, with Malays making up the majority of them, celebrate two main Singapore festivals namely Eid ul Fitr and Eid al Adha. Eid ul Fitr, or commonly called Aidilfitri. These Singapore festivals signify the end of the sacred month of Ramadan when Muslims fast with the hope to purify their body and soul. Throughout the Singapore festivals Ramadan, you will be able to get limited bargains on carpets, table tops, cushions, plastic flowers, accessories and the tasty spread of street food if you take a walk down Geylang Serai. The yearly bazaar set up just for these Singapore festivals is always lively with auctions, shows and performance.
The second Islamic celebration of Singapore festivals, Eid al Adha or Aidiladha, means the Festival of Sacrifice. These Singapore festivals honor Abraham obedience to God to sacrifice his son, Ishmael. During these Singapore festivals, Muslim pilgrims perform the Hajj at Mecca.
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