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Galloping in harmony: CNY, Singapore-style
Ethnic festivals in the Republic have adapted to its distinct multicultural texture.
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SINGAPORE -In temperate countries, the changing of seasons is experienced as a shifting palette of colours – leaves turn from green to gold and red, grey and white take over as winter sets in and daylight shortens. Wardrobes adjust accordingly.
In Singapore, the seasonal shifts are more abrupt, louder and experienced more often in malls than the great outdoors. At year’s end, Christmas tree green rapidly turns hongbao red. Santa Claus morphs into the God of Fortune. Mall playlists swap jingles for gongs and drums.
