Destinations, Travel tips, Festivals and Public Holidays
Festivals
Qingming 2012 – 清明节 2012
Feb 19th
Qing Ming 2012 ( 清明节 2012) – The Chinese Tomb Sweeping Festival
QingMing or Tomb Sweeping Day is a Chinese festival during which Chinese people to sweep and clean the tombs of their ancestors. Besides Tomb Sweeping Day, some countries call this festival as Qingming Festival, Ancestors Day, Pure Brightness Festival, Chinese Memorial Day, Cheng Beng and many others. More >
Carnaval 2013 – Mardi Gras 2013 – Fat Tuesday 2013
Feb 14th
What is Carnaval or Mardi Gras?
Carnaval or Mardi Gras is a festive season typically involves a public celebration or parade combining some elements of a circus, mask and public street party. People often dress up or masquerade during the celebrations, which mark an overturning of daily life.
The festival culminates in Shrove Tuesday or Fat Tuesday, which is the day before Ash Wednesday. The date is dependent on that of Easter, and thus can vary from as early as 3 February to as late as 9 March. More >
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 >
Boryeong Mud Festival – Get Dirty in the Special South Korean Festival
Jan 10th
On the second week of July every year, a bizzare festival called Boryeong Mud Festival is held. People throw mud to each other as the tradition of the festival without feeling mucky or disturbed. The first mud festival was celebrated in 1998, and less than 10 years later, it could attract about 2.2 million citizens and tourists to attend the festival. Though, some controversies related to the tradition of throwing mud in the festival occur, one of them involving a group of students suffering rashes and red bumps after joining the festival. Apart from the controversies, people in Boryeong keep celebrate the mud festival regularly because of the great enthusiasm from the domestic and international tourists. More >
Take a Look at the Festivities of Chinese New Year
Jan 6th
Chinese New Year is the biggest and the most important festival for Chinese people which is celebrated for no less than 15 days. The festive and joyful keep occurring from the first until the fifteenth day, and people do certain kinds of customs and traditions to celebrate New Year. The objectives of celebrating Chinese New Year are to commemorate the end of winter and to welcome the Spring. The date when the festival takes place is on the first day of the first month on the Chinese Lunisolar Calendar – the upcoming Chinese New Year will be held on January 23, 2012. More >
Spread the Love in Valentine’s Day
Jan 5th
The day of love and affection is what people think when they hear about Valentine’s Day. Celebrated in February 14th every year, Valentine’s Day becomes the day when people confess and show their loves and affections to the admiring ones. In fact, it is not only the admiring-ones to whom people’s care and affection are given, but also to the families and friends. Valentine’s Day is celebrated in most countries in the world with the same purpose and intention – to show affection. More >
Discover Interesting Festivals in Japan
Dec 27th
Tourists always love to see Japan since uncountable numbers of festivals are held there each year. Some of the festivals are Cherry Blossom Festival, Sapporo Snow Festival, New Year Festival, Tanabata Festival, and Bon Festival. Even though the festivals are not always taking place in the same time from districts to districts, the joy and festive are always the same in every district. Here are some reviews about the festivals in Japan. More >
