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Source:
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The authentic Singapore street food
stalls to remain open during the Lunar New Year Period with a host of
festive activities and promotions |
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A host of exciting activities and promotions have
been planned for diners at Orchard Road Carpark Gluttons Square in celebration
of the Lunar New Year and to enhance the dining experience during the last
month of operations at the carpark. |
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Stalls will also remain open throughout the 15
days of the Lunar New Year, in order to enable more locals and visitors to
enjoy the uniquely tantalizing Singapore street food in a nostalgic setting
during the festive season. |
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Visitors to Singapore can enjoy a whole range of
promotions from 8 to 23 February 2005, including trying Fa Cai Yu Sheng1
for just $8, to free Ice Kachang for visitors born in the year of the Rooster. |
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They can redeem these treats with coupons from the
Gluttons Square Lunar New Year promotional flyer that will be available at
Singapore Visitors Centres. Visitors who join the HiPPO tours will also
receive free Ice Kachang upon presentation of their HiPPO tour tickets at the
dessert stall. |
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Visitors and local diners will also be able to
enjoy Lion Dance performances on 8 to 13 February, and 15 to 23 February at
6.30pm, with an auspicious Cai Qing2 session on the first day of
the Lunar New Year. |
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In the Ang Pow Giveaways promotion on 8, 9 and 10
February, there will be an hourly draw from 11pm to 3am where two lucky diners
will stand a chance to win a S$88 Ang Pow each. |
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The revival of Orchard Road Carpark Gluttons
Square was organised by the Singapore Tourism Board as a month-long event in
conjunction with the Singapore Food Festival in July 2004. Due to overwhelming
demand from the public, Gluttons Square was extended to allow more locals and
visitors to enjoy this nostalgic dining experience. |
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Gluttons Square has become a popular dining spot,
with hawkers dishing up authentic Singapore street food for more than 500,000
diners from August to December 2004, 10 per cent of whom were foreign
visitors. Operations at the Orchard Road Carpark Gluttons Square will come to
an end on 28 February 2005. |
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1 Yu Sheng
is a traditional Lunar New Year raw fish salad that is tossed and eaten to
welcome good luck, prosperity and happiness. |
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2 Cai Qing
(literally translated as plucking or getting the green) is a special lion
dance performance that has lion dancers going through obstacles to retrieve an
Ang Pow that is suspended from a certain height. This traditional performance
is supposed to bring luck and wealth. Cai Qing performers must be experienced
in kungfu, good reflexes, and have great knowledge of lion dancing. |
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Source:
www.stb.gov.sg Media Release 3 Feb 2005 |
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Pictures: Gluttons Square at Orchard Road Carpark: Circa 2005 |
Celebrate Lunar New Year at Orchard Road Carpark Gluttons
Square
