Caishen's here: God of Fortune statues pop up across the island

God of Fortune put up in Redhill Market on Feb 4, 2021. ST PHOTO: DESMOND WEE
People walking near a God of Fortune display at Toa Payoh Mall on Feb 3, 2021. ST PHOTO: LIM YAOHUI
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SINGAPORE - While Chinatown's light-up was turned off over the weekend to discourage crowds, festive lights are burning brighter in the heartland to usher in the Year of the Ox.

Statues of the God of Fortune, or caishen, have sprung up from Bedok to Toa Payoh to Jurong East, along with fairy lights and, occasionally, lanterns in the shape of zodiac animals.

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