Celebrating Lunar New Year Festival In Singapore

Singapore Lunar New Year Celebration in Chinatown

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Singapore Chinatown was lively during the Singapore Lunar New Year Festival celebration. They donned pretty and colourful decorations buzzing with auspicious energy and all sorts of nationality.

Singapore Lunar New Year Celebration

The iconic Temple Street has been closed for the Lunar New Year Festival bazaar for a couple of days. However, a row of pop-up shops was open on each side of the street, selling all sorts of Lunar New Year trinkets.

More Good Luck, Please!

Meanwhile, Singapore Chinatown’s main street, ground zero, If I may, was fully decorated to resemble a well-lit forest and filled with widely grinning monkeys and peaches (good luck symbols in Chinese culture).

Celebrating Lunar New Year Festival In Singapore

There were charms to help boost your luck in life, love, career, health or wealth, whichever life aspect you might need improvement. There were also other good-luck items sold in the bazaar. From the miniature bamboo tree to the wall hanging of the lucky number 8. From natural mandarin orange to fake pineapple. All are good luck symbols.

I also received a random drunken blessing from a drunk God on the street. Tbh, I was a bit startled at first, but my friend managed to convince me that it was also good luck. So, in that case, it’s okay, I guess.

The Lunar New Year celebration in Singapore would be incomplete without food. From cooked food to take-away to kuih (local biscuits) and pretty coloured candies. The latter was to be shared with your loved ones who would be visiting each other house as a symbol of sharing all the sweet (good) things in life.

Monkey Year Monkey Fly

Celebrating Lunar New Year Festival In Singapore

I got myself a monkey balloon (Asian zodiac year representation) in the Singapore Lunar New Year Festival bazaar. After that, I took him everywhere for the rest of the day. After that, we went for a long walk, a quiet dinner, and a train ride back to the hotel.

Unfortunately, my no-name Monkey friend flew away right before we entered the hotel. I chose to believe that it was good luck. He might take my wishes and dreams for this year to the stars (not that I have shared my life dreams with him, we haven’t even spent the night yet).

Alas, glad that I get to celebrate the Lunar New Year festival, which has been an integral part of Singapore culture here.

I wish you an auspicious Year of the Monkey filled with happiness, broad grins, and blessings.

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Celebrating Lunar New Year Festival In Singapore

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