Taboos and festivals in Singapore

Singapore is a multi-racial and multi-religious country, so we should pay attention to respecting the customs and habits of people of different races and religions. For example, when visiting a mosque, you must take off your hat and shoes. Women are not allowed to wear shorts or revealing skirts, and they are not allowed to enter the prayer hall.

Singapore government promises to keep clean, and the first offender of littering will be fined 1000 yuan; Recidivism is fined 2000 yuan. According to the newly revised Regulations on Punishment of Littering, the sale and fasting of chewing gum are completely prohibited in Singapore, and chewing gum is one of the most difficult wastes to remove.

A pedestrian who runs a red light and crosses the road within 50 meters of a crosswalk, overpass or underpass may be fined in 50 yuan. When there are no pedestrians crossing the road nearby, you can cross the road at the traffic lights.

10% service tax is a small fee, and hotels or entertainment places do not need to tip.

Chinese New Year

It is an important festival, with many unique customs, such as cleaning, posting Spring Festival couplets on the door, turning the word "fu" upside down, having a reunion dinner with the whole family on New Year's Eve, keeping children alive to prolong their lives, offering sacrifices to ancestors at midnight, and bringing oranges to elders at the beginning of New Year's Eve and giving them "red envelopes"-lucky money. Wear new clothes, say auspicious words and eat well during the Spring Festival. For example, fish symbolizes that there is more than one year, rice cakes represent annual increase, Nostoc flagelliforme represents making a fortune, and oranges represent Geely. Generally, people in China don't sweep the floor during the New Year, or their good luck will be swept away. During the Spring Festival, people in China like to go to Chinatown to buy new year's goods. During the Spring Festival, there are also lion dance and dragon dance teams formed by the association to give wonderful performances. The government also held activities such as "Spring Arrives at the Riverside to Welcome the New Year" and a make-up parade, which added a rich festive atmosphere.

Qingming Festival

This is a traditional festival for China people to commemorate 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

Originally it was Quyuan's anniversary of throwing himself into the river, but now it has developed into a festival of offering sacrifices to the gods by Bao jiaozi. Singapore holds a dragon boat race every year during the Dragon Boat Festival.

Ghosts'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 ghosts without owners. During the period, there will be banquets, singing performances, shouting blessings and other activities, which are very lively.

Vesak day

April 15th of the lunar calendar is the birthday, enlightenment and Nirvana anniversary of Buddha Sakyamuni. A few days before the festival, the Buddhist Association of Singapore began to hold a series of celebrations. Various Buddhist groups and temples decorated lanterns with bright lights, symbolizing that the Buddha's glory shone on the world from generation to generation.

Little bailan festival

The most important festival for Malays is Eid al-Fitr. Every September, Muslims fast from sunrise to sunset, and they can't fast until they see the new moon for one month. Muslims will clean houses, decorate houses, put on newly sewn traditional clothes, prepare various gourmet cakes and celebrate Eid al-Fitr. The lively atmosphere is comparable to the Spring Festival in China.

Haqi Festival

This is an important religious ceremony, which was held the day after Muslims made a pilgrimage to Muslim holy places. The festival is scheduled for the tenth day of Ramadan, and the celebration ceremony is mainly to slaughter cattle and sheep. Thank god.

Great Paulsen Festival

This is an Indian festival, also known as Lantern Festival or Lantern Festival. Every household will clean the house, light the lights around them and welcome the patron saint and the goddess of luck. Hindus hold grand celebrations and parade their idols in their cars. Some Christians wear iron frames and silver needles to express their gratitude or atonement for God. The celebration center is in Little India.

Christmas day

But1February 25th is a festival to commemorate the birth of Jesus Christ. The Christian church will hold a special celebration ceremony, and believers will also sing hymns and visit their families. Every Christmas, the Orchard Road area will be decorated with lights, and all major commercial buildings will be decorated and attractive. The whole street is full of festive atmosphere.

Good Friday and Easter

Good Friday falls on the third Sunday in April every year. This is a solemn festival to commemorate the sacrifice of Jesus. The Sunday after Good Friday is Easter to celebrate the resurrection of Jesus. Good Friday and Easter are both festivals of remembrance and gratitude.