Chinese New Year 2017 in Singapore

The Chinese New Year is one of the best times to visit Singapore. It does not matter whether you have visited this gorgeous South east city before or not, you can go back to Singapore numerous times and have equally fun-filled times every time you are there! The Chinese New Year is a two day festival that is officially celebrated on the first day of the Chinese Lunar month and is also referred to as the Spring Festival. Read on to know more about this annual event.

About Chinese New Year

The Chinese New Year 2017 is all set to be celebrated on January 28th! This two day festival is celebrated for two days which also extends up to three sometimes. Celebrations for this festival are steeped in Chinese traditions that include a wide range of activities. The celebrations begin at midnight with people praying and welcoming the gods of heaven and earth. The day time traditions include lighting fireworks and burning bamboo sticks to hound the evil spirits. Chinese people clean their homes to get rid of all the dirt and prepare their homes for all the good luck. Decorating the homes with red paint, paper hangers, cutouts, etc. are a common practice followed as a part of the traditions. Red is certainly the color of the festival and you can easily spot red packets with money that are given as gifts to children and younger relatives.

The second day is mostly about family reunions wherein all the members from far and distant places get together for meals and merrymaking. Exchanging gifts, mandarin oranges and new clothes are also an important part of this grand event. People also spend time visiting relatives and friends to wish them good luck for the New Year. Some of the lip-smacking goodies including pineapple tarts, spiced cakes or ‘lapis’, coconut cookies or ‘kueh bangkit’ and sweet pork or ‘bak kwa’ are ones that you must try. If you are in Singapore, you can also look forward to colorful parades, processions, seasonal markets, lion dances and happy crowds that fill the streets this time of the year.

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All your celebrations in Singapore are incomplete if you don’t shop enough for it and the Chinese New Year is another reason for you to shop this holiday season. You can get some of the best deals and offers from various online shopping destinations and get the best for yourself as well as your home. If you are planning to buy some gifts for the Chinese New Year, then you can check out special offers for the occasion irrespective of what you want to buy – clothes, bags, shoes, jewelry, home décor, lifestyle, music, books, electronics, cameras, phones, tablets, accessories or even your daily groceries – you can get everything at mind-boggling prices this time of the year. You can grab latest discounts and promo codes of Chinese New Year sale at Paylesser Singapore.

Although online shopping has caught up big time in Singapore, you can also visit real time brick and mortar stores to pick up all that you need to celebrate this festival or even otherwise. All you need to do is keep an eye on the offers that are rolled out and make the most of these. Visiting the various malls and stores on Chinese New Year’s Eve is a great thing to do for not only shopping but also for enjoying the festive atmosphere in the city. All the stores are beautifully decorated and are even open for extra hours to allow shoppers fill their bags and hearts as well! So now you know what you ought to do in Singapore during the