8 February 2020 – What’s the significance of the date, you may ask. The date is definitely not as significant as the more familiar Valentine’s Day (14 February), but the 15th day of the Lunar New Year certainly has its importance, despite not being widely recognized by the increasingly cosmopolitan youth of today in Singapore.
Category: Festivals
Let’s welcome the Year of the Rat (老鼠)!
Falling on the first day of the traditional Chinese calendar, the public holiday falls on any date between 25 January 2020 and 8 February 2020. The 15-day long festivities are filled with delicious food, firecrackers, parades, presents and well-wishes.
It’s the new year, how to help your child be more optimistic?
Academic pressures, anxiety about the future, fear of failure, peer pressure and the burden of expectations – these are some of the common issues the average Singaporean child faces today. Is it then a wonder that a large number of our kids end up being pessimists right from a young age? Pessimism can have a devastating impact on the well-being of your kids and can shut down opportunities in their lives.
New Year Resolutions – How to make it work!
As 2020 arrives, so does the promise of a new year with hopeful beginnings. Nearly everyone ends December 31 with a New Year’s Resolution—go to the gym more, study harder, improve on relationships. And while treadmills are crowded for perhaps the first week of January, commitment to any resolutions tapers off noticeably weeks after.
#NoTechChallenge – Let’s spend “Real” Time with our Family this Holiday season!
Invasions are an interesting matter to discuss, aren’t they? Whether it be Alexander the Great, Napoleon or the European imperial powers, invaders have caused major disruptions throughout history. As the Christmas season approaches it would be worthwhile if we started discussing a new kind of invasion that is affecting us today although we seldom recognise it.
Let’s visit the Vatican this Christmas season!
Enclosed by the Italian capital Rome and covering a mere 0.44 square kilometres, Vatican City, the world’s smallest sovereign nation is the capital of the Catholic world and arguably the most significant centre for Christianity today. But it’s not just about religious significance.
Christmas -The season of Love and Gifts!
Snow-covered scenes from Hollywood movies. Melodious and gleeful carols. A surge of festive fervour. The sight of decorated trees, stars, lights and gifts. The world looks forward to its Decembers. But what is the reason? Christmas! Every year December 25 is celebrated (by most traditions) as Christmas, the world’s most popular holiday. But the festivities begin much before the 25th. In fact, the entire month of December is filled with the Christmas spirit. Let’s take a peek into this joyful season.
The Best Gift Ideas for kids this Christmas season!
Christmas is around the corner again. So how many of us haven’t already started thinking about the gifts we are going to get our kids this Christmas? Well in all likelihood the thoughts about this matter might have sprouted in our mind’s months ago. We might go through tons of options in our minds and on our computer screens. But are you still in a fix?
7th Month – A time to be afraid?
The hungry ghost festival is known by a number of names such as Zhongyuan Jie, Gui Jie or Yulan Festival. There are a number of similar stories regarding the origin of the festival.
Selamat Hari Raya Haji!
Hari Raya Haji is also known as the Festival of the Sacrifice and there is a story behind this. Prophet Ibrahim is an important character in the Islamic religion. He was a righteous man and a strong believer in God. In order to test Ibrahim’s loyalty, God asked the prophet to offer his own son Ishmael as a sacrifice.
