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Singapore is a small, but incredibly diverse, island nation in SE Asia. When most people think of Singapore, they think of an impressive airport, the surfboard hotel, delicious street food hawker centers, and a famous gin cocktail. We spent a week at the beginning of the Lunar New Year festivities in Singapore and found a lot more. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Singapore has some of the largest Lunar New Year celebrations outside of China. The Lunar New Year is as big of a holiday in Singapore as Christmas is in the States. People get time off work, kids are out of school, parties are abundant, and decorations are everywhere. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

2024 is the Year of the Wood Dragon. It is believed people born this year will inherit characteristics associated with the Dragon sign and the Wood element. They will be ambitious, energetic, and charismatic (Dragon) as well as flexible and adaptable (Wood). Dragons are common decorations related to the Lunar New Year, but since we’re entering the Year of the Dragon, they were EVERYWHERE and it was quite the site. We loved seeing all the celebrations and decorations! <\/p>\n\n\n\n

A few of our favorite things and places from our time in Singapore – <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Drone Dragon Light Show in Marina Bay<\/strong> is one of the coolest things I have ever seen. They used 1500 drones to create a 10-minute-long show depicting the story of the Dragon and the Hare. <\/p>\n\n\n\n