“Colours of Fabric, One People, 布海同心”

Group 1:Amelia Tija(1)Lim An Qi (10)

Lim Qian Hui(12)Lin Xuan Ying(13)

Teo YI Ki(16)Chang Jing Yan(24)

Chingay 2014

Content

• History• What does it means to us• Floats• Our deepest impressions• What does performer think about Chingay?• Music

HistoryChingay is an annual street parade held in Singapore as part of the lunar New Year celebrations. The term "Chingay" is derived from the term 妆艺 (zhuangyi), meaning the "the art of costume and masquerading“. Originally a religious festival with roots in China, it is believed to be brought to Penang by 19th-century Chinese immigrants. In Singapore, Chingay processions are known to have taken place from the 1880s to 1906, when it was abolished. The modern Chingay parade begun in 1973 and has evolved over the years into a multi-cultural event including participants of diverse ethnicities and nationalities.

What does it means to us?

It is a day of celebration. It parades the floats and flags, accompanied by wonderful contingents. With over 8000 performers, Singapore Getai "新加坡歌台“ , Vibrant Indian Bollywood-themed Performing Contingent, Malay Dance-off between traditional and modern contemporary Malay dances and mass children ballet display, it includes more of Singapore’s culture this year.

The floats and contingents

The floats and contingents, of course played a big part of our experience

“I remember starting to cheer when I saw the floats start to parade by”

“There were so many people in the contingents, it must have took a lot of hard work”

MulticultureAndHarmony

Development of Singapore:Modern vs traditional culture

When the East meets the WestThe diminishing culture

Deepest impressions

“I think that the Pole Act Confucians left me the deepest impression as the poles were really heavy and the performers were trying their best to balance it. I recalled seeing one of the performers almost loosing the balance. Fortunately, he was reacted fast and prevented the pole from falling. From this, I could infer that the performers had practiced a lot since he was fast enough to react to this unexpected situation.”-Yi Ki “I think that the thing that left the deepest impression was when people danced with the other races. One example is, when the Chinese dance is performing, you can notice that there are not only Chinese dancers, there are also Indian and Malays.”

-Amelia

“I think the part where all the races wearing their own traditional clothes left me the greatest impression because it shows that Singapore is a country with racial harmony.”-An Qi

“I think seeing so many performers left the deepest impression, because it shows us that they are all united as one.”-Xuan Ying

“I think it was the fact that there were even elders who put in the effort to perform, some even performing quite difficults steps with smiles on their faces, it shows how united the performers are.”-Qian Hui

“I think the number of floats and people left the greatest impression, as so many people want to take part to show how united Singapore is.”-Jing Yan

Performer’s opinion of Chingay

“I feel happy because I perform there with my school mates and then at night we get to see the fireworks. The other performers also perform interesting stuff.” - Cassandra Tan , Nan Hua High

网织同心 Knit as one

Composed by 曲 : 李偲菘 Lee Si SongArrangement 编曲 : Martin TangLyrics 词 : Jay LimMalay translation 马来翻译 : Ibrahim HamidTamil translation 泰米尔翻译 : Vicknesvari VadivalaganVocals 主唱 : Hazrul Nizam, Ric Liu, Serene Koong and Vicknesvari Vadivalagan

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