Lunar New Year 2017
Lunar New Year (LNY) celebrations is known to last for 15 days. Today's already the 10th day and that means in less than a week, all the celebrations would come to an end and life should be back to usual. Actually, I believe for many, their routine have already slowly but definitely got back to usual after the official stated holidays. I do often wonder how nice it might be if there's really 15 days of holidays to celebrate the Lunar New Year.
Looking back, it's almost unbelievable for the fact that almost 10 days have passed since we welcomed another new Lunar Year. The main highlights and celebrations such as night market and LNY countdown at Chinatown has already ended. This year's River Hongbao, in its 31st year, came to an end on 4th of February after 10 brightly and beautifully lit days. However, there's still one more event to go in the SG LNY calendar that's coming up. That's the Chingay.
I'm not sure whether many knows, this year marked River Hongbao's 31st year and Chingay's 45th year. Chingay was originally started generally to create a festivity atmosphere resulting from the strict laws related to unauthorised released of fireworks and firecrackers for safety reasons. As for River Hongbao, it was started generally with a hope to inject even more festivity atmosphere and to attract locals to stay in Singapore during the holiday period. Both events have indeed come a long way, and it is evident that they've all gone beyond their initial purposes of having these events. They've today without a doubt, embedded as a part of a Singapore's Lunar New Year tradition that's unique to Singapore.
Fireworks is strictly ban without official authorisation, but that doesn't mean there's no more of such for the LNY celebrations. Here's the LNY fireworks I've captured during this new Lunar Year period.
Wishing you a Blessed Lunar New Year!
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Taken in: January, February 2017 | Time: Night
Photograph size above: 800 pixels (longer side)
Looking back, it's almost unbelievable for the fact that almost 10 days have passed since we welcomed another new Lunar Year. The main highlights and celebrations such as night market and LNY countdown at Chinatown has already ended. This year's River Hongbao, in its 31st year, came to an end on 4th of February after 10 brightly and beautifully lit days. However, there's still one more event to go in the SG LNY calendar that's coming up. That's the Chingay.
I'm not sure whether many knows, this year marked River Hongbao's 31st year and Chingay's 45th year. Chingay was originally started generally to create a festivity atmosphere resulting from the strict laws related to unauthorised released of fireworks and firecrackers for safety reasons. As for River Hongbao, it was started generally with a hope to inject even more festivity atmosphere and to attract locals to stay in Singapore during the holiday period. Both events have indeed come a long way, and it is evident that they've all gone beyond their initial purposes of having these events. They've today without a doubt, embedded as a part of a Singapore's Lunar New Year tradition that's unique to Singapore.
Fireworks is strictly ban without official authorisation, but that doesn't mean there's no more of such for the LNY celebrations. Here's the LNY fireworks I've captured during this new Lunar Year period.
This year's fireworks display at River Hongbao was, in my personal opinion, quite a disappointment when compared to last year's. However, my disappointment level of the fireworks display were reduced when I revisited the event a few days later. Honestly speaking, why should I even be disappointed when so much effort by various willing parties have been put in to make the event a reality. I should be thankful instead!
The second to fifth photograph were from a revisit. It was a revisit that's filled with no regrets, and I think it's obvious why just by admiring the photographs.
One thing for sure, I've never been to Chinatown for any LNY fireworks; that was until this year. I've no idea why, but very likely and possibly that was a spur-of-the-moment decision.
View it slightly larger: Click on the individual photographs
Taken in: January, February 2017 | Time: Night
Photograph size above: 800 pixels (longer side)
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