Chingay 2012 has come to Hougang this evening. Everyone is excited about the floats but how many people actually knows the origin of Chingay?
Extracted from Chingay 2012 website.....
"A dazzling extravaganza of colours and cultural diversity, Chingay Parade Singapore is known for its resplendent floats and multi-cultural local and international performances that are an insight to our festive traditions and delight the hearts of many Singaporeans and tourists.
The word Chingay is from the Hokkien dialect, of which the Mandarin equivalent is 妆艺, meaning "the art of masquerade". The festival began as a neighbourhood parade with only Chinese elements in 1973. Today, the Chingay Parade has evolved to be the grandest street and floats parade in Asia, showcasing the rich, vibrant multi-culturalism of Singapore and exciting cultures all over the world."
According to the notice, the road where the floats passed by will be closed from 7:15pm to 7:45pm. We went there about 7pm and it was already very crowded. As soon as the road was officially closed, people started walking on it.
The first float arrived at about 7:40pm. By that time, Javier had fell asleep. Yes he had missed it totally. Even the loud music did not wake him up. As for Jerlene, she did not seem to be interested at all. I think she's slightly overwhelmed by the crowd and the atmosphere.
I have taken some videos of the Chingay parade. Enjoy.......
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