CNY
Longest Dragon Dance Made Of Pineapple Lanterns
Lotus On Water celebrated the Lunar New Year on 8 March at Sin Ming Plaza. Master Yun blessed the company’s collection of geomancy artifacts and to enhance the blessings was the appearance of a 38.3m long pineapple dragon, the first in Singapore. In Chinese, ‘pineapple’ is a homonym for ‘prosperity arrives’. Read More »
Most Number Of Artistes Performing At A Getai
River Hongbao 2015 was the biggest in its 29-year history. To mark SG50, a getai was held at the Chinese New Year carnival with 50 well-known singers. For so many performers to be in the two-and-half-hour programme, most artistes had to sing as group items. The free show was held at The Float @ Marina Bay on 25 Feb 2015 ... Read More »
Largest Chinese Character Made Of Handmade Nylon Oranges
West Coast CCMC organised a Chinese New Year dinner for its residents at Ban Heng Pavilion Restaurant on 1 Mar 2015. At the event, each diner made two ‘oranges’ from plastic mesh bags which were later used to form the Chinese character ‘ji’ meaning ‘auspicious’. About 1,280 ‘oranges’ measuring 1.8m by 1.8m were stuck to a board. Read More »
Largest Mass Performance Of Stilt Walkers
Gardens by the Bay celebrated both Lunar New Year and SG50 on 28 Feb 2015 with a parade of 50 stilt walkers. Most of them were students who picked up stilt walking as a hobby. Some sewed their own costumes. Some came in costumes which became inflated with a wearable air pump. Read More »
Largest Mass Lion Dance Cai Qing Performance
Visitors to Gardens by the Bay were treated to a very colourful sight on 21 Feb 2015. At the Supertree Grove, Tian Eng Dragon & Lion Dance Centre put up a mass ‘cai qing’ (採青) display which literally means plucking the greens. 50 lions, symbolic of SG50, devoured the green lettuce and oranges placed in front of them. The ceremony, ... Read More »
