Culture of Singapore
Singapore is a multi ethnic country and it is very common to see people of different ethnic groups interacting with each other. The immigrants of the past includes Malay, Chinese, Indian and Europeans. Every culture has its own unique character. Since we have so many different culture in Singapore, it is very important for us to live racial harmonically to avoid racial riots and we do that by respecting each other's culture.
Cuisines and Traditions
In this post, we will be bringing you some of the cuisines from the different ethnic groups in Singapore that help to create her food culture. From the Chinese cuisines, we have Hainanese Chicken Rice.. We will also touch on the traditions customs present here in Singapore.
Malay Heritage
In this post, we will be introducing you to the heritage of the Malay culture in Singapore; you may choose to visit the Kampong Glam, a conserved heritage site, and the Malay Heritage Museum to capture the life of the Malays in Singapore.
Indian Heritage
Singapore's Little India is a place like no other. You are assured to experience a unique blend of Singapore culture and indian culture brought along by our indian forefathers. The aromatic fragrance of the spices and blooms carried throughout the entire place is Little india's trademark. Many stores from the olden-days can still be found by it's roadsides, alleys and back lanes that add in to the beauty of Little India.
Art-Television
There are 7 main free-to-air terrestrial television channels as of 2011. Some of these include Channel 5, Channel 8, Channel U, Channel News Asia and OKTO. Even with the little number of channels offered by Mediacorp, they are still able to cater to all walks of life and all the different races in Singapore. The 7 different channels encompasses variety shows, sitcoms and news channels in 4 different languages.