- Title: SINGAPORE: TRADITIONAL CHINESE NEW YEAR PARADE ATTRACTS HUGE CROWDS
- Date: 17th February 1986
- Summary: 1. GV PAN Buildings in Orchard Street 0.13 2. SV PULL BACK Marchers carrying banner and costumed dancers in parade (2 shots) 0.30 3. GV People wearing costumes dancing in street, crowd watching festivities (3 shots) 1.00 4. GV Dancers on stilts perform acrobatics 1.14 5. GV Lion dance 1.25 InitialsRMS/PM Script is copyright Reuters Limited. All rights reserved
- Embargoed: 4th March 1986 12:00
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- Location: SINGAPORE
- Country: Singapore
- Topics: General
- Reuters ID: LVA55DBLYZLZQBDJDVCNUUM3CPH8
- Story Text: SINGAPORE
Singapore's popular Orchard Road district was ablaze with colours on February 16 as hundreds of ethnic Chinese, Indians and Malaysians celebrated the traditional Chinese New Year with the annual Chingay parade. Thousands of people watched the parade, which included colourful and noisy displays by lion and dragon dancers, stilt-walkers and bands. The festivities marked the beginning of the Year of the Tiger, following the Chinese tradition of naming each new Lunar year in the 12-year calendar cycle after an animal. The tiger symbolizes power and energy and many astrologers believe its ferocity will drive out any evil spirits and bring prosperity. The spectacular Chingay parade lasted for several hours and proved a popular attraction among local residents as well as the large number of tourists in the Orchard Road shopping district.
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