New Year in Singapore

Facts about New Year Celebration in Singapore

• • New Year is one of the most sought after festivals of Singapore celebrated in accordance with the Chinese Lunar Calendar, and it is celebrated with full zest and dynamism.
  • The festival is also called Chun Jie or Spring Festival. Every member of the family welcomes the festival with heartiness.

• Feasts are organised for the reunion of the family and friends where people exchange hongbao or red packets which is believed to bring good luck.
• The craze of New Year celebration is prevalent throughout the country. The markets and streets are festooned gorgeously and exclusive dinners for New Year celebration are organised.
• Everybody is so much into the celebration mood that they do not mind spending lavishly on food, clothing and decoration items.
• People start their by cleaning their homes thoroughly which is dome to wash away any ill fortune associated with the family or home and invite wealth and good luck.
• Red colour is considered as a lucky colour and so is an important part of New Year celebration. People believe from time immemorial that red colour frightens the monster Nian, which is considered to be a Chun Jie monster and it arrives at the New Year time and vanishes homes and crops.
• The doorways are decorated with Chun lian with special theme s of love, life and longevity.
• Food that people prefer eating on this day range from chickens to ducks to pigs and some sweet dishes.
• Children receive money as gift wrapped in a red envelope from their parents after wishing them with a happy and prosperous New Year.
• This auspicious occasion gives an opportunity to reconcile again forgetting all the grudges and wishing each other happy and peaceful life ahead.
• The two weeks of the New Year celebration is full of vibrant colours and it keeps you captivated in soaring spirits.
• On the occasion of New Year Singapore is crowded with both guests and residents and the experience here will keep you enthralled all through your life.