On October 1, China celebrates its 73rd National Day, commemorating the founding of the People's Republic of China. National Day also marks the beginning of the week-long holiday known as Golden Week (黄金周, huang jin zhou) from October 1 to October 7. This is when most businesses close, and many take…

Singapore will celebrate its 57th year of independence on 9 August, Tuesday. This year, the annual National Day Parade (NDP) will return to the floating platform at Marina Bay and the theme is “Stronger Together, Majulah!”, a call for all Singaporeans to forge ahead as a united and strong people…

Hari Raya Haji, also known as the ‘Festival of Sacrifice,’ is one of two Muslim holidays in Singapore. Hari Raya Haji is one of two important religious holidays observed by Muslims around the world, the other being Hari Raya Puasa. This year, Hari Raya Haji falls on 10 July, which is the tenth day…

Hari Raya Puasa falls on 3 May this year, and after two years of somewhat muted celebrations due to COVID-19, Muslims in Singapore can finally celebrate it (almost) like in pre-pandemic times. Hari Raya Puasa, also known as Hari Raya Aidilfitri, celebrates the end of the fasting month of Ramadan,…