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Today is Chinese Valentine’s Day

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Qixi Festival, also known as Magpie Festival or Chinese Valentine’s Day, falls on the seventh day of the seventh lunar month on the Chinese calendar; thus its name.

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Ben & Jerry Chunkfest 2010: Sep 4 Promontory @ Marina Bay

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Hippie Hooray! Can you feel it? Can you hear it? Can you taste the excitement that’s coming your way? Right behind the curtain, we are buzzing like bees as Chunk Fest sets to take on centre-stage once again.

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Singapore Best Mooncakes for Mid-Autumn Festival

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This year, mid-autumn festival 2010 falls on September 22 （early than 2009 which is in early Oct). Mooncake is something you can’t miss. We selected 17 of the most popular, best mooncakes here; feel free to share with us your favorite moon cakes.

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Hungry Ghost Festival 2010

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Hungry Ghost Festival 2010 is like an adult version of Halloween. Enjoy the traditonal rituals and customs, like the boisterous getai performances in the heartlands, a significant aspect of this cultural festival.

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Night Festival Singapore 2010: 16-17 July

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Venue: National Museum of Singapore, Singapore Art Museum, The Peranakan Museum, The Substation, Singapore Management University Campus Green, Stamford Green & Stamford Road

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Singapore Food Festival 2010: 16-25 July

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Clarke Quay Food Street is back again on the Read Bridge for Singapore Food Festival 2010! Taste the array of different Chinese delicacies by more than 30 famous restaurants and hawkers all under one roof and experience dining on the Bridge with your family and friends!

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Singapore River Festival 2010: June 25 to July 3

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The River Comes to Life for Revellers Incepted in 2007, The Singapore River Festival is known by many locals to be one of the largest sundown parties in the city area spanning two bustling weekends.

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Today is Dumpling Festival 2010!

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Duanwu Festival(端午節) also known as Chinese Dumpling Festival. Duanwu Festival is traditionally celebrated on the fifth day of the fifth month on the Chinese lunar calendar.This year, it is officially celebrated on June 16, 2010.

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St. Patrick’s Day Parade 2010: 14 March

Get out your big green hats and prepare to PARTY with the annual St. Patrick’s Day Parade! Originating from Ireland, the Singapore parade has since grown to be a highly anticipated and fun-filled event celebrated at the Singapore River annually. Last year’s parade drew over 3,500 participants. This year’s parade will wind its way from [...]

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M1 Singapore Fringe Festival 2010: 13-24 Jan

The M1 Singapore Fringe Festival is an annual festival of theatre, dance, music, visual arts and mixed media created and presented by Singaporean and international artists. Themed differently each year, the M1 Fringe Festival aims to bring the best of contemporary, cutting-edge and socially-engaged works to the Singapore audience.

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About Chingay

There are innumerable religious festivals of purely regional interest in Malaysia. But in 1880, one celebration in Penang to “welcome the Spring” during the New Year season, went round George Town . This procession captured the fascination of a European missionary and was vividly recorded. Penang became famous at the turn of the century with [...]

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Chinatown Dong Zhi Festival 2009

Dong Zhi is a Chinese festival (or Dongzhi Festival) which celebrates family unity and harmony like the Chinese Lunar New Year. OMG! New Year is coming; how time flies! Dongzhi Festival 2009 is on December 22, 2009. “Dong Zhi” indicates the “arrival of winter”.  Coinciding with the winter solstice, it is an occasion for the [...]

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Singapore Reggae Festival 2009: Nov 28

Singapore Reggae Festival is a music fest that will showcase seasoned reggae acts from different part of the world, including Jamaica, UK, Asia and Africa. The event will now take place on 28th November, 2009 at Siloso Beach, Sentosa Island. The first-ever Singapore Reggae Festival has gathered so much interest from famous and seasoned reggae [...]

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Singapore Writers Festival: free tickets for Neil Gaiman’s Talk

Singapore Writers Festival is back this year to bring you the literary talents from Singapore, the region and the world. For 2009, the Singapore Writers Festival is going UnderCovers to bring you the literary talents from Singapore, the region and the world. So get ready, come out from UnderCovers and brave this whirlwind of exciting [...]

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Oktoberfest 2009: German Beer Festival on Oct 31

Oktoberfest Singapore 2009 is one day German beer festival on Oct 31 2009 featuring German band, food & games. Stand a chance to win attractive prizes during the lucky draw too!

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Takashimaya Mid-Autumn Festival 2009

Date: Thu 17 Sept to Sun 4 Oct 2009 Once again, the full Mid-Autumn moon hangs high in the sky and it’s time to gather loved ones to enjoy a festive day filled with joy and blessings. Takashimaya rejoices with you , with the biggest spread of mooncakes and traditional confectionaries, to round off an [...]

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Chinese Valentine’s Day! The Story Behind & Celebrations [festival]

Sally alerted me this morning that today is Chinese Valentine’s day! Chinese Valentine’s Day, or Qixi Festival (Chinese: 七夕), falls on the seventh day of the seventh lunar month on the Chinese calendar. “Chinese Valentine’s Day” seems recent years’ festival in China; similar to western’s Valentine’s Day, lovers celebrate! You may wonder why? There are [...]

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Baybeats 2009: Non-ticketed Music Festival 28-30 Aug

Baybeats is Singapore’s annual three-day alternative music festival featuring exciting local, regional and international independent bands. Baybeats is absolutely non-ticketed so everyone and anyone can enjoy a variety of sounds from indie to post rock and punk rock, to emo, twee pop, electro and more!

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Festival of Praise 2009: July 31 – Aug 2

The Festival of Praise is an annual event, gathering Christians from all over Singapore for a time of prayer and worship! Join us for FOP 2009 – from 31 July to 2 August! If you need help getting to the Stadium, we have shuttle bus services from Kallang MRT from 5.30 p.m. onwards, and from [...]

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Night Festival 2009 to Cast the Spotlight on Local Performers

Venue: National Museum of Singapore, Singapore Art Museum, The Peranakan Museum, The Substation, Singapore Management University Campus Green, Stamford Green & Stamford Road Date: FRI 10 JUL 2009 – SAT 11 JUL 2009 7:30pm – 2:00am The most talked-about event of the year is finally back! Night Festival 2009 is set to dazzle over one [...]

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