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Chinese Lunar New Year 2010 = Valentine 2010
Jun 17th
See also: Chinese New Year 2012
The first day of Chinese/Lunar New Year 2010 falls on Sunday, 14 February 2010, which means it falls on same days as St. Valentine’s Day.
Depending on how you look at it, this may be a blessing or trouble.
Days prior to and during Chinese New Year are traditionally busiest period for restaurants as well as travel agencies.
Many Chinese families will have reunion dinners together at the restaurants, ordering relatively expensive dinner package.
Some others will take a holiday trip, since Chinese New Year is also the longest public holiday in Singapore (2 days, plus another one day if it happens to be on Sunday like on year 2010).
St. Valentine’s Day is when couples, young and old will relive romance in their relationship, with many preferring romantic dinners at the favourite restaurants.
With the two festival comes together, restaurants will have to choose one to focus on, and that means they have to lose one of the best business day for the year 2010.
List of Singapore Public Holidays Dates In Calendar Year 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011
Jun 11th
Here is the list of recent public holidays calendar
MoM (Ministry of Manpower) Calendar of Singapore Public Holidays for The Year 2011
MoM (Ministry of Manpower) Calendar of Singapore Public Holidays for The Year 2010
Singapore School Holiday 2010 Calendar (not confirmed by MoE – Ministry of Manpower – yet)
MoM (Ministry of Manpower) Calendar of Singapore Public Holidays for The Year 2009
MoE (Ministry of Education) Calendar of Singapore School Terms and Holidays for year 2009
MoM (Ministry of Manpower) Calendar of Singapore Public Holidays for The Year 2008
Flashback : Singapore Public Holiday for Year 2008 Calendar
Jun 11th
With Year 2010 Public Holiday Calendar is out, it is interesting to look back to year 2008
This is the MoM (Ministry of Manpower) Calendar of 2008 Singapore Public Holiday.
The dates for the eleven specified public holidays for 2008 are as follows:
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New Year’s Day |
Tuesday |
1 January 2008 |
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Chinese New Year |
Thursday Friday |
7 February 2008 8 February 2008 |
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Good Friday |
Friday |
21 March 2008 |
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Labour Day |
Thursday |
1 May 2008 |
|
Vesak Day |
Monday |
19 May 2008 |
|
National Day |
Saturday |
9 August 2008 |
|
Hari Raya Puasa |
Wednesday |
1 October 2008 |
|
Deepavali |
Tuesday |
28 October 2008 |
|
Hari Raya Haji |
Monday |
8 December 2008 |
|
Christmas Day |
Thursday |
25 December 2008 |
2. The date, 28th October 2008, for Deepavali needs to be checked against the Indian Almanacs when they become available towards the end of 2007. Should there be a change in date, the Ministry of Manpower will announce it towards the end of 2007.
3. The list of public holidays for 2008 is available through the following channels:
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The Ministry of Manpower’s website; and
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The Ministry of Manpower’s Interactive Voice Response System at telephone number (65) 6438 5122 to request a faxed copy of the list of public holidays.
River Hongbao
Apr 6th
Myths and legends come alive in River Hongbao, the annual Chinese cultural exposition. Explore majestic large-scale displays, such as the popular God of Fortune and the twelve Chinese Zodiac Animals at the Marina Bay River Hongbao.
