December has arrived and Singapore is ready for the holidays. The decorations started going up right after Halloween! Christianity is as relative new religion to Singapore and therefore a small percentage of the population celebrate Christmas. However, despite the fact that most Singaporeans are of other religions, they enjoy the decorations and the celebration of the holiday. Orchard Road, which is the equivalent of Michigan Avenue in Chicago or Madison Avenue in New York, is decked out for the holidays. It is a festival of lights like nothing you have ever seen before - no branch is untouched and no building without lights. Every mall has a tree, inside and out, full of lights and large decorations. Many of the decorations have signs posted saying "high voltage - do not touch" due to the vast number of lights attached and glowing. Some of the decorations are quite beautiful and others are just tacky. The theme this year was centered around candy so it looks much like candy land. It is a sight to see and everyday you notice something new. The blog pictures don't do it justice but it gives you the basic idea. So enjoy the walk down Orchard Road and Happy Holidays!!!
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