2. ● What does the theme mean to you?
● Rough description of the parade
● What we enjoyed
● areas of improvement of the parade
● traditional costumes of 3 main cultures in
sinapore
● Our personal thoughts on this learning journey
3. • People with different culture, religion, age group
gathering together, performing as one
• Appreciating culture
• In a new year, one must remember out past
• Each fabric represent one person, and the unity in
the hearts of the people are the threads. With the
thread binding all the fabric together, we can form a
big montage just like a big and united community
4. • Flag bearers carrying large flags
while performing tricks with the
flag (one of them was using his
chin to support the flag)
• Lion dance and dragon dance
• People “throwing” fire with a
flaming torch in their hand
• People throwing firecrackers on
to the floor
• Fairy Longevity (神仙寿星
公) float
• Foturne God (财神爷) on
the float
7. •Firstly, the Chinese was performing a
dance called Qian Hua Dan and while
they were dancing and singing, a group
of Indians joined them. The two
different cultures meet together and
danced as one. This shows Singapore
culture of being a multi-cultural
country where the two races can hang
out with each other with no racism
•The song „Knit As One‟ was featured in
Malay, Tamil, Chinese and English. This
shows that Singapore being a multi
cultural country that treats all races
the same and to allow people from all
races to understand and listen to the
song
8. •Enjoyed the dances, especially the
ballet
Only dance that had young
children aged about 4-5 years old
and had teenagers or
even adults dancing the ballet
Graceful
ballet
•Modern dance
Broadway Jazz
Hip Hop
Links to our generation
Broadway Jazz
9. •Costumes are very
appropriated to their
dance
•Popular songs were
played for the Hip Hop
dance so teenagers got
very excited about it
•Large amount of paper
was pouring towards us
and this made a lot of us
very excited and awed
10. • Improvements on the audio
• More interaction between
the crowd and the
performers
• Some audience could only see
the back view of the
performers
• Floats only stopped at the
center of the parade so
people at the side might not
be able to see carefully at the
floats
Can only see the back
11. --- Performers wear pants which have the
same design as the lion‟s body to
represent the legs of the lion
--- There are three different types of lions
• Yellow fur and black tail lion– Liu Bei
lion and it signifies the colour of five
elements as it was believed that being
the emperor, he had the blessings of
heaven and had control of the five
elements. Known also as the auspicious
lion
12. •
Red fur lion with red and black,
consisting of white trim – Guan
Gong lion and also known as the
awaken lion, commonly used in
events such as the one we saw at
the Chingay Parade
•
Black fur with black and white tail,
consisting of white trim – Zhang Fei
lion and known as the fighting lion.
Zhang Fei had a quick temper and
loved to fight therefore the name,
fighting lion. Used by clubs that
were just starting out or by those
wishing to make a challenge.
13. FEMALE
• “Tudung” or“Seledang” – It is a scarf
worn as a headdress, covering the
hair and the bosom. It is an islamic
belief on what should be concealed
and what should be exposed.
tudung
• “Baju Kurung” – It is a knee-length
blouse over the long skirt, worn with
a scarf (“Tudung” or “Seledang”)over
their hair. It is a sign of respect to
dress in this.
Baju Kurung
14. • “Sarong Kebaya” – It is a twopiece costume consisting of a
tight blouse and a figure
huging sheath. The figurehugging sheath is made of
fine batik, being slightly
translucent. The tight blouse
is worn under the figure
hugging sheath, but
nowadays, it can also be
modified to a single-piece top.
• “Jubah” – It is a loose robe
that hides the figure and
usually worn with the
“Tudung” or “Seledang”.
Sarong Kebaya
Jubah
15. MALE
• “Baju melayu” – It is the
traditional garb for men. The
loose shirt is worn over the
“sarung” or a pair of
trousers. More elaborate
ones would don a “kain
sapling”, a piece of broket
(songket) tied around the
waist and matching trousers
under to match the top.
• “Sangkok”- A headdress worn
by the males and it is usually
made of velvet.
Baju melayu
16. Indian – Colours of traditional Saris
• White – Considered
pure and worn during
rituals and for
mourning
• Red – Represents valor
and also worn during
weddings by bride
• Green – Worn by
merchant classes in the
past
white
red
green
17. • Blue – Associated with the
working class. Farmers,
weavers and artisans on
the other hand commonly
wear this colour
• Black – It was a reflection
of sorrow and bad omens
blue
• Yellow – Regarded as the
colour of religion.
Black
yellow
18. Indian – Symbolisms of the designs on the saris
Paisley saris –
Symbol of fertility
Elephant saris –
Symbol of water,
fertility and royalty
Parrot saris –
Symbol of
courtship and
passion
Paisley sari
Elephant sari
Parrot sar
19. Fish saris – Symbol
of fertility and an
abundance of
wealth.
Conch saris –
Symbol of warriors,
a symbol of God in
sound.
Fish sari
Conch sari
20. Personally, I think that the Chingay is a very important and
meaningful event since it is only held once a year and it shows
the many cultures and even some attractions that only
Singapore has. For example, the one that left me the deepest
impression was the Singapore Getai, there was many elderlies
performing on the pavement and for the Getai float, it shows
the typical Getai stage with performers singing and to the music
and dancing on stage. Unfortunately, one part that I did not
like about the performance was that we could only see the
performers‟ back view since the VIPs were opposite of us.
However, we still need to count ourselves lucky since the floats
were stopping right in front of us. In a nutshell, the theme of
this year was also very clearly expressed since I got to see many
people of different age and religion dancing together to put up
such a grand performance.
21. I think this is a very meaningful event as it showcase
Singapore‟s multi-cultural culture. For certain dance, both the
races performed together, showing that they were very bonded
with no gaps in between them. For the floats that showcase
different races culture, I realize the different activites that
they do and understand their traditions. I also think the
organizer has spent a lot of time and money in making those
floats. The dances consists of many age groups dancing
together, with simple dance steps, so those younger
participants and older participants could follow them easily
and memorize them. I looked up to those participants as they
were willing to spend time and effort in putting up these
performances
22. Firstly, I felt the racial harmony among the performers. The dancers were very
pretty and charming, attracting all the attractions. The singers came in
standing on the mobile platform and their voice were amazing and they had
the perfect harmonization. And when the mobile platforms each with
different themes entered our field of vision, it was reaching to the climax.
Then halfway through admiring and taking photos of the platforms, elects of
student council told us to get up and cheer. It was awkward at first, but
after some of the cheers, I was ready to scream, shout, and get crazy. I
realized that after every mobile platform, there will be performances by some
dancers. The climax came when the confetti started to " fall from the sky "
and when the fireworks started. The whole of RVians, except for some who
just took photos, kept cheering, and screaming. At the end of the parade, it
was tiring and my throat was sore, but all of us had a great time. I hope to
have more of this kind of opportunities.
23. I enjoy the many different performances done by the different
culture groups in the Chingay parade. I also liked the many
unique designs of the floats and costumes of the many different
cultural groups. The theme of this years Chingay parade is “
Colours of Fabric, One people (布海同心)”, and I think that the
parade has followed this theme well. There were man different
floats for the many different culture groups but the final one
left the most impact. Several large pieces of cloth of different
colours were hung around, and hung above all, there were a few
large patchworks made of smaller pieces of fabric of different
colours sowed together, symbolising the colours of the fabric .
24. We had a new float this year which is the Singapore Getai, that is exclusive and
unique to singapore. It allows us to reminisce and feel nostalgic of the past
xinyao also known as singapore pop song. It brings back past memories to the
older generation people and yearn the good times. while we enjoy this parade,
we must also bear in mind the effort that is put in backstage to make this event
a success. I personally feel that it shows a sense of appreciation for the
commnity performances. It also broadens and introduce this uniquely singapore
getai to a bigger audience with the promotion of singapore as a tourist
destination and a greater emphasis on the attractions that will draw visitors.
This year‟s float is very colourful and includes people form multic-enthic
backgrounds to join together to perform this celebration. I feel that it is very
meaningful and showcases singapore‟s togetherness as one regardless religion or
races. Chingay showcases resplendent floats and multicultural local and
international performances that are an insight to our festival traditions and
elight the heats of many singaporeans and tourists. In my opinion, Singapore is
small but it shows singapore working together as one people, one community,
one singapore
25. Throughout the entire Chingay parade, I was amazed with this
different and unique costumes of different kinds of culture.
There were the chinese, indian and malay dances at the beginning
of the Chingay parade performance. They were dressed in their
individual traditional costumes in a variety of colours with
elaborate headdresses. It was a unique performance, to see so many
different cultures coming together to perform. There were a
variety of dances and performances for different cultures, such as
the Japanese Float and the Chinese Float. I liked how the chingay
parade was able to collaborate modern dance with the traditional
performances like the Getai Float and the Broadway one. One was
from the past and more traditional while the other was newer and
more familiar to us. It was a unique performance and I enjoyed it
immensely.
