1. One Fabric, One People 布海同心
CHINGAY 2014
Bei Xuan, Charmaine, Gee Hun, Jordan,
Yi Da
2. WHAT IS CHINGAY
-Chingay is an annual street parade held in
Singapore as part of the lunar new year
celebrations
-The term "Chingay" is derived from the Chinese
term "zhuangyi", meaning "the art of
masquerading"
-it became famous for its lavish processions
featuring elaborate floats and huge flags
-different theme every year, this year "colour of
fabrics, one people,布海同心”
3. HISTORY
-The first Chingay parade was held in 1973
- the parade became an evening-to-night
event in 1990s
-the festival has evolved with Asian and
global influences in the recent years.
- 2 persons died from faulty firecracker
explosions in Singapore during Chinese New
Year thus it was banned and Chingay
singapore was born to keep up the festive
atmosphere up.
4. WHAT DOES THE THEME MEAN TO ME?
-Refering to the last part of the parade in particular
-patchwork made from the pieces of recycled materials.
-Made by student volunteers who collected old clothes of
various colors and patched together during the holidays.
-Also reflects how Singaporeans overcome their differences
coming together to celebrate and commemorate chingay
-Reminds us that in times of difficulties, we are not alone
-We are united
-We are all working hard to achieve happiness and prosperity
5. PARADE
-amcees sang folk songs to welcome us
-In the second segment the theme was the
multi-racial background of our nation and we
saw the iconic items of different cultures
- the third segment showcased our country's
landmarks
-In the fourth segment,we saw traditional
dances of each culture and some modern
dances like ballet and jazz
6. LEARNING POINTS
What have i learnt
When everyone comes together to put up a
performance, it will turn out extremely
successful.
UNITY IS POWER
Singapore spirit.
Iconic sights in Singapore
7. WHAT HAVE I ENJOYED & AFI
enjoyment:
free goodie bag.
reminds us of our roots.times of difficulty come together do amazing things. (eg
pieces of arts)
their songs(holds deep meaning)(peng you)
indian dance
ballet
YOUNG KIDS PERFORMING😍 😍
accompany of friends
turning sparkles?
AFI:
dont put fireworks above our heads.
commentator to be louder/ infos on the 'script'
better quality chairsss .-.
cny related performance
masquerade
8. PERSONAL REFLECTION
charmaine:I really enjoyed the chingay performance. i also learnt
alot through that experience.
I enjoyed the ballet performance most. One of the performers is
my friend! The performers are mostly young children. They are
just too adorable. Another performance that i really enjoyed was
the line dance. My aunt was one of the performers. Most of the
performers were of a older generation. I learnt that regardless of
what age we are of, as long as we are willing to fork out our
precious time to perform for everyone, we can do it. I also
realised that the performers that performed were of different
races. The chingay really brought out racial harmony as
Singaporean of all races come together to bring up a
performance. I really learnt alot from the chingay performance. I
am going to volunteer as a volunteer for the chingay next year,
9. bei xuan:
I enjoyed the performance a lot. The
performance depicted how Singapore is like now, for
example the ballet performance, showing that
community clubs in singapore are cultivating the young
to appreciate arts. pAlso, this has given young children
to have the chance to perform in public which is a very
good thing. However, I think that since Chingay is a form
of celebration for the chinese new year, there should be
more performance that relates to the new year.
10.
gee hun:
The chingay parade 2014 was extremely meaningful. Seeing the
elaborate floats and the huge flags, the parade won't be forgotten for a
long long time. Especially how they are the hard work of hundreds and
thousands of my follow Singaporeans. I am again amazed by the
cultural richness and racial integration seen from the wide variety of
ethic performances. Which are only possible with Singapore's cultural
diversity. This being the first time i have watch the Chingay performance
live, despite it being an annual event, I am sincerely glad that the
chingay parade NE show is part of our NE curriculum. The aim of letting
us watch it is for us to immerse in the cultural performances put up. In
my opinion, this year's parade has definitely achieved its aim. The efforts
of the various communities and school based groups have not been
wasted but put to good use. I look forward to similar opportunities and
the other events included in the NE curriculum.
11. jordan: This trip made me memories.This was my first
time going to chingay and it was a really fun and exciting
experience.Initially,I thought chingay was an extremely
traditional performance but it turned out to be a
juxtaposition of old and new.Chingay really helped me to
appreciate our diversity and harmony as it showcased
the cultures of different races in our homeland.The idea
that we could live in harmony today despite our huge
culture clash really struck me.It really is a privilege now
that I think about it to be exposed to so many different
cultures and live alongside them while in perfect
harmony.
12. Yida: it's the first time I've watch the Chingay parade and
I felt that Chingay is a very meaningful event and had
taught me a lot about racial harmony. I find the
traditional performance very interesting, and at the
same time, I learnt to appreciate the harmony of
different races in singapore. It has left me a lot of
memories and I wish to have the chance to go to the
Chingay parade again.
