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Dragon Boat Festival 2012 / Duan Wu Jie 2012 / 端午节 2012
Feb 13th
Dragon Boat / 端午节 / Chinese Dumpling Festival
Dragon Boat Festival is a festival celebrated by Chinese as well as many others of Chinese origins, including those living in Singapore, Malaysia, China, Hong Kong, Taiwan or Vietnam. Based on Chinese lunar calendar, Dragon Boat Festival is celebrated on the 5th day of the 5th month, thus called as Duan Wu Jie (端午节) or Double Fifth Festival. More >
Christmas 2012 in Singapore
Feb 12th
Christmas Day 2012 in Singapore
Who cares about snow when we can revel in Christmas splendor in scorching Singapore without risking frostbites and chapped lips. Enjoy the classic Christmas songs sung by choirs fronted by cherubic children. Feel Singapore Christmas 2012 festive from 20 November 2012 to 2 January 2013 with Orchard Road and Marina Bay will be lit up in Christmas Splendour everynight. Expect parties everywhere in Singapore on the Christmas Eve 24 December 2012 – 25 December 2012, and New Year Eve 31 December 2012 – 1 January 2013. More >
Mid-Autumn Mooncake Festival 2012
Feb 12th
Mid Autumn Festival / Mooncake Festival / Chinese Lantern Festival
Mid Autumn Festival (also known as Mooncake Festival or Chinese Lantern Festival) dates back over 3,000 years to moon worship in China’s Shang Dynasty. It was first called Zhongqiu Jie (literally “Mid-Autumn Festival”) in the Zhou Dynasty. In Malaysia, Singapore, and the Philippines, it is also sometimes referred to as the Lantern Festival or Mooncake Festival. The traditional food of this festival is the mooncake, of which there are many different varieties across different countries. More >
Chinese New Year 2013
Jan 18th
Chinese New Year 2013 – Lunar New Year 2013 – Spring Festival 2013
Spring Festival, Chinese Lunar New Year, Lunar New Year or commonly referred to just Chinese New Year, is the largest and most important annual festival celebrated by Chinese and and Chinese descendants around the world. Chinese New Year Festival is based on the lunar Chinese calendar, begins on first day of the first month in the Chinese calendar and ends with Lantern Festival which is on the 15th day of the first month. More >
Happy New Year 2012 !
Dec 31st
SGHoliday has had eventful and colorful 2011, thanks to support from all our visitors, partners and subscribers.
Looking back, many things happen in 2011 throughout the world. As part of web communities, SGHoliday shares the ups and down, the sorrow and happiness, the new and the lost in 2011.
Eventually, we made it.
Let’s look forward to 2012 and wish for the best to the world with this song from Abba: Happy New Year.
Christmas 2012
Dec 25th
Christmas 2012: A Festive Of Serenity, Joy And Shopping
Traditionally a Christian holiday, Christmas in many countries is now also a celebration of the secular part of the holiday, with lots of shopping, entertainment, Christmas lights, and Santa showing up in full furs despite the fact that some are smack in the middle of the tropics. More >
Singapore Presidential Election 2011
Aug 22nd
Singapore Presidential Election
Prior to 1991 The President of Singapore was chosen by Parliament. Direct-election of President of Singapore via popular vote was introduced in 1991 through amendments to the Constitution of Singapore. It must be noted though, that not everyone can run for the office. President-hopefuls must satisfy strict qualifications before they are eligible for election. More >
Singapore F1 2011
Aug 19th
Singapore Formula One Grand Prix 2011
With just a little over a month to go to the Singapore Grand Prix 2011, we can feel adrenaline rises already with Formula 1 excitement.
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Indonesian Independence Day 2011
Aug 16th
Indonesia Independence Day 2011
Hari Proklamasi Kemerdekaan Negara RI (RI stands for Republik Indonesia), or Indonesian Independence Day is celebrated yearly on August 17th to mark the Proclamation (Declaration) of Indonesian Independence on Friday, August 17, 1945. Prior to the proclamation, Indonesia had been colonized by the Portuguese, Dutch, and Japanese for over 300 years. As such, the independence day is also called as Hari Proklamasi Kemerdekaan Republik Indonesia or just Hari Proklamasi. More >
