I think the purpose is to celebrate Chinese New Year and also the fact that people of different races and ethnic groups can come to celebrate this special occasion. With all its voice and gaiety, would compensate for the ban on firecrackers, a customary New Year practice to drive away evil spirits.
The first chingay was just a grand show in the year of ox, depicting aspects of Chinese New Year, dragon, lion dances, martial arts and street opera. Chingay has changed and it has adopted a multicultural flavour since 1976. The organizers have succeeded in making this change happen, because this yearly street parade is now a national festival, celebrated by Chinese, Indians, Malays and Eurasians alike. The different cultural dances emphasizes on this point, showing that people from different races come together to make this a wonderful performance. The Chingay Parade would well be a treasured glimpse into the different cultures of Singapore and the world. Now, age, race and language are no barriers. Here, we celebrate together as one.
My thoughts and feelings:
The chingay celebration performance was magnificent. The colourful floats were really nice. I'm amazed by how people from different races and ethnic groups come to together to make this a wonderful performance. I know that they have put in alot of effort in practicing and perfecting their skills and I really hope that more people would go and watch their performance on the actual day. The gymnastics was my favorite as it was really cool to see them hanging on the ropes and doing stunts in the air. Many of the volunteers who helped out in this event also played a great role in maintaining the place, and I really appreciate it. Even though it ended quite late, I was still glad that I had an enjoyable evening. However, I was sad to see that some of the students did not clean up after themselves and cleaners had to pick up the litter for them. In the future, I hope that people can remember to clean up after events.
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