Join us for a festival weekend Open House on the 4th & 5th Feb 2023 (Sat & Sun) 10a.m to 7p.m.
Festival Installation
"Bunny-ful" Blessings (Supported by Hong Kong-based illustrator and designer Chan Siu Kau)
Date: 29 Dec 2022 – 19 Feb 2023
Time: 10am – 7pm (Closed on Mondays)
Admission: Free
Titled “Bunny-ful Blessings”, this lawn installation is a collaboration between the Sun Yat Sen Nanyang Memorial Hall and artist Chan Siu Kau, a Hong Kong illustrator and designer. It features two of the artist’s Bit Bit Forest character, Bit Bit, rendered in the form of daruma dolls decorated with the words 幸 (xìng) meaning blessing, fortune and luck, and 福 (fú) meaning happiness.
The daruma dolls sound ringing to me, is like a Japanese doll dressing in a bright red to usher the Chinese Lunar Year.
This coming January CNY, SYSNMH has rolled out a series of events, workshops, hertiage tours, lion dances...etc for the public to enjoy this festive period.
Festive Hongbao Giveaway (Supported by National Hertiage Board)
Date: 6th Jan to 22nd Jan 2023
Time: 10a.m to 5p.m (closed on Mondays)
It's time to usher in the Year of the Rabbit with the Museum Roundtable (MR) and Sun Yat Sen Nanyang Memorial Hall (SYSNMH)! Get ready to collect specially designed hongbao from 39 participating museums and galleries.
Don’t miss the chance to get the limited edition SYSNMH hongbao for FREE! To redeem, simply visit the Memorial Hall, follow the SYSNMH Facebook page, and verify at the visitor services counter. Limited to the first 50 visitors per day (1 pack per person) and available whilst stocks last!
More details of this will be released on Jan 3, 2023.
Auspicious Lion & Dragon Dance Performance
Date: 22 January 2023
Time: 10am – 11am
Admission: Free
Revel in the festivities and usher in the Lunar New Year at the Memorial Hall with our beloved annual lion and dragon dance performance on the first day of the Lunar New Year!
God of Fortune Visit
Date: 22 January 2023
Time: 10am – 12pm
Admission: Free
Rub shoulders with the God of Fortune for an auspicious year ahead! The God of Fortune will be at the Memorial Hall and giving away sweet treats for a bountiful year.
Children Lion Dance Workshop
(Supported by Martial House)
Date: 4 February 2023
Time: 1.30pm – 2.30pm, 3.30pm – 4.30pm
Admission: $10 per pax; purchase tickets via Peatix from 6 January 2023 onwards.
Recommended for children aged 6 years and above. Workshop will be conducted in English and Mandarin.
Let your child get into the festive spirit with this interactive lion dance workshop! Limber up with a series of full body stretches, learn basic dance movements from expert instructors, have fun trying on miniature lion dance costumes, and discover the origins behind this well-loved art form.
Children Festive Chinese Drums Workshop
(Supported by Martial House)
Date: 5 February 2023
Time: 1.30pm – 2.30pm, 3.30pm – 4.30pm
Admission: $10 per pax; purchase tickets via Peatix from 6 January 2023 onwards.
Recommended for children aged 6 years and above. Workshop will be conducted in English and Mandarin.
Drum up a storm in this energetic musical workshop – your child will learn basic drumming techniques used for Chinese percussion instruments and experience a variety of rhythms and beats.
Parent-Child Festive Cute Tangyuan Workshop
(Supported by MiracleMo SG)
Date: 5 February 2023
Time: 10am - 12.30pm
Admission: $38 per parent-child pair; purchase tickets via Peatix from 6 January 2023 onwards.
Recommended for participants aged 6 years and above. Workshop will be conducted in Mandarin.
Make adorable lunar new year-themed tangyuan (glutinous rice balls) with us! In this popular workshop, learn various skills such as making glutinous rice ball skin, wrapping and shaping of tangyuan, cooking methods and many more.
Temples Tour
This coming Lunar New Year 2023, is a time for family reunion and festive cheer celebrated by Chinese and other Asian communities. Other than family and friends visits, many Chinese also make it a point to visit the temples during the Chinese New Year (CNY), the most important traditional festival and holiday for the Chinese.
Join us as we explore local temples during the CNY period to have a peek at how they and their devotees celebrate the New Year. We will have the opportunity to hear from temple reps who will enlighten us on customs associates with specific temples and dialect groups.
Each tour includes visits to two different temples:
- 28 Jan – Sar Kong Mun San Fook Tuck Chee (沙冈万山福德祠) & Thian Hock Keng (天福宫)
- 29 Jan – Qi Tian Gong (齐天宫) & Thian Hock Keng (天福宫)
- 4 Feb – Poh Chung Tian Chor Sian Tong (普忠殿助善堂) & Toa Payoh Seu Teck Sean Tong (大芭窑修德善堂)
- 5 February – Hong San See (凤山寺) & Sar Kong Mun San Fook Tuck Chee (沙冈万山福德祠)
For more informations and details can be found at SYSNMH's website.
Below are the photos taken on the 29th Dec 2022 preview.
Look like a Rabbit sitting on the grass!
Last but not least, a group photo too.
