A Festive Foods & Flavours in SIngapore Singapore’s unique multicultural tapestry means that native festivals are celebrated all year round - and everyone celebrates (in some manner or form) every festival!
Each festival comes with special foods, many of these with symbolic significance. ...
Christmas Goodies Christmas (December)
A festival celebrated by all Christians in Singapore. The Eurasian community, which is of mixed European-Asian heritage, celebrates Christmas with signature home-cooked dishes.
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Deepavali Goodies, Hari Raya Goodies Deepavali (October/November)This is the Festival of Lights, celebrated by the Hindus. It marks the triumph of good over evil, and is celebrated during the new moon of the seventh month of the Hindu calendar. Rows of oil lamps are lit to welcome the g ...
Dragon Boat Festival Goodies, Mid-Autumn Festival Goodies Dragon Boat Festival (June)
This festival is celebrated on the fifth day of the fifth month of the Chinese lunar calendar. It marks the death of a Chinese patriot scholar named Qu Yuan who drowned in a river in 296 BC.
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Lunar New Year Goodies Depending on when you are in Singapore, here’s what to look out for:
Lunar New Year (January/February)
This is also called Chinese New Year; and marks the coming of spring. In the old days, this was the only time that farmers would ...
Mooncakes For thousands of years, the Chinese people have related the fullness of the moon to the symbolism of reunion between loved ones, and the Mid-Autumn Festival is commemorated based on that principle. Celebrated during the period of the Autumn Equinox, ...