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Singapore Public Holidays 2008
Date Day Holiday
01 Jan *Tuesday New Year's Day
7 - 8 Feb Thursday Chinese New Year
21 Mar Friday Good Friday
1 May Thursday Labour Day
19 May Monday Vesak Day
9 Aug Saturday National Day
1 Oct Wednesday Hari Raya Puasa
28 Oct Tuesday Deepavali
8 Dec Monday Hari Raya Haji
25 Dec Thursday Christmas Day
* The following Wednesday, 2 Jan 2008, will be a public holiday in view of the Hari Raya Haji on 8 Dec 2008 falling on a Monday.

Scheduled Festivals/Events May & June 2008
 
May Festivals
Beihong in Nanyang
 

Dates : Apr 3 - Jul 13, 2008
Place : Singapore Art Museum
Description:
Co-organised by SAM and the Xu Beihong Art Museum (Beijing), Beihong in Nanyang will showcase artworks created in the 1930s and early 1940s, during the artist's sojourn in Southeast Asia and India. Xu Beihong is recognised as the founder of China's art education in the realist tradition. As one of the first Chinese painters to study in the West, Xu became a master of both the art of traditional ink painting and Western oil painting. The exhibition will explore Xu's journey in Southeast Asia and India, and the interactions that went on between artist and the local communities.

Singapore Airlines International Cup
 

Dates : May 18, 2008
Place : Singapore
Description:
Attracting a well-heeled set of racing fans from all over the world, this annual horse race meeting is part of the prestigious World Series Racing Championship. There's a large cash prize awarded to the winner which ensures a good turnout of world-class horses and jockeys. The race takes place at the famous Singapore Racecourse located a short drive from the city of Kranji in the northern area of Singapore. Racegoers can expect an exciting day out with all the pomp and ceremony of a world-class horse meet.

Sculpture Carnival
 

Dates : May 22 - 25, 2008
Place : Sculpture Square
Description:
The Sculpture Carnival is back at Sculpture Square in Singapore - adults beware! More than 7000 children tear, smear, splash, get creative and paint the town red (blue, pink and goodness knows what else) at this annual community event.

Singapore Arts Festival
 

Dates : May 23 - Jun 22, 2008
Place : Various venues
Description:
The Singapore Arts Festival is one of the leading international arts festivals known for its bold and innovative artistic collaborations at the cutting-edge of contemporary arts with a distinctive Asian flavour.

Great Singapore Sale 2008
 

Dates : May 23 - Jul 20, 2008
Place : Various venues
Description:
Shopping, one of Singapore'}s favourite pastimes, climaxes during the Great Singapore Sale. This is the time of the year to bag big bargains and grab great retail and dining deals. Visitors enjoy exclusive rewards on top of these attractive offers.

Singapore Street Festival
 

Dates : May 24 - June 08, 2008
Place : Orchard Road
Description:
Popular culture, artistic dynamism and self expression are the inspiration for the Singapore Street Festival, taking place on and around the famous Orchard Road.

 
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Soorya Global Festival of Indian Dance & Music
 

Dates :June 01, 2008
Place : Esplanade Concert Hall
Description:
An exhilarating music concert and an enchanting dance recital featuring some of the most acclaimed classical art forms of India by highly accomplished artistes, in the same evening.

Dumpling Festival
 

Dates :June 08, 2008
Place : Singapore
Description:
The Dumpling Festival is a weird and colorful festival celebrated in the city of Singapore. The people of Singapore race dragon boats and consume thousands of dumplings at this colourful festival in memory of Chinese poet and statesman, Qu Yuan. Many moons ago, in ancient China, Qu Yuan threw himself into the Milo River in protest against corruption and injustice. Fishermen, to protect the young idealist's body from being devoured by demons, beat drums and gongs and threw rice into the water as offerings.

Singapore Dragon Boat Festival 2008
 

Dates : June 28 - 29, 2008
Place : Bedok Reservoir
Description:
Shopping, one of Singapore\x{2019}s favourite pastimes, climaxes during the Great Singapore Sale. This is the time of the year to bag big bargains and grab great retail and dining deals. Visitors enjoy exclusive rewards on top of these attractive offers.

 
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Singapore Dragon Boat Festival
Date: 28 - 29 June 2008
The Dragon Boat Race is a popular festival held in the city of Singapore. The Dragon boat is a very long and narrow human power-driven boat which is used in the 'team paddling sport' of the Singapore Dragon Boat Race. This race with Dragon boats originated in China. Pulses race at the Bedok Reservoir during the Singapore Dragon Boat Festival. Top crews of 24 men from all over the world compete in beautifully decorated boats, which speed through the water to the invigorating beat of drums and gongs. Dragon boat racing is popular all over South-East Asia, where Chinese influence has been pervasive. Dragon boat regattas take place in Laos, Thailand, Cambodia, Vietnam and even Australia. The boats themselves must be blessed and "awakened" before the races and then properly induced to "repose" afterwards. Benediction rituals involve the burning of paper bills, coating the boats with sand to ward off evil and sanctifying them to make them strong and fierce. The legend behind the racing of dragon boats goes back more than two millennia to the Warring States period of Chinese history. An apparently incorruptible Minister of State, a poet called Qu Yuan, lived in the Chinese Kingdom of Chu serving the government with integrity. So upset did he become by the manifold abuses of courtiers and the rampant corruption of the government that he threw himself in despair into the Mei Lo river. Grief-stricken local fishermen did their best to save the patriotic poet. Sailing up and down the river they thrashed the water with their oars and paddles to scare off the hungry fish who might eat his body.

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