The long-forgotten Chinese festival was once bigger than Chinese New Year here. Read more at straitstimes.com.
SINGAPORE – The Qixi festival – marked by the age-old custom of wishing upon the stars – will return to Chinatown from July to August, after an absence of more than 50 years.
Associated with the legend about the brief reunion of the cowherd and the weaver fairy on this day, it used to be one of the most important traditional Chinese festivals for women in Singapore. Celebrations that were grander than Chinese New Year were mostly held in the Keppel Harbour area. They lasted for several days, with elaborate offerings, auction banquets and opera performances by local and Hong Kong artistes.
Ms Wong, 34, who also chairs the youth committee of Cantonese clan association Kong Chow Wui Koon, said: ”During my research on the Qixi festival in Singapore, I had the privilege of interviewing over 50 people, most of whom were aged.
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