Hungry Ghost Festival 中元节
When is Hungry Ghost Festival 中元节 The Hungry Ghost Festival, also known as the Ghost Month, is an annual traditional Chinese festival that takes place on 15th day of the seventh lunar month (正日）. The lunar calendar is widely followed in various East Asian cultures, including China, Taiwan, Hong Kong, Singapore and Malaysia. This day …. Read More
Singapore’s 2023 Inflation Impact on Funeral Prices
What is Inflation? Inflation refers to the sustained increase in general price level of goods and services over time. It erodes the purchasing power of money, meaning that as prices rise, the same amount of money can buy fewer goods and services. Singapore’s inflation rate rose 4.7% in May 2023 (* Source from Reuters.com) Official …. Read More
5 Things You Should Know About Nirvana Singapore
Aren’t all columbarium the same? Sprawling complex, rows and rows of urns and tablets? A cold place where people visit once in a long while? Perhaps, times have changed, and even the departed deserve to have a dignified space of their own, a serene and tranquil final resting place. At Nirvana Singapore, we have designed …. Read More
Double Spring Leap Month 双春闰年
This year of the Rabbit has 384 days! Or what is known as the “Double Spring Year”. Approximately every three years, a leap month (13th month) is added to the lunar calendar to remain in sync with the solar calendar, resulting in two springs in a lunar year cycle when that happens. It starts on …. Read More
清明节 Qing Ming 2023
清明时节雨纷纷，路上行人欲断魂。借问酒家何处有，牧童遥指杏花春。 Qing Ming Festival 2023 falls on 5 April 2023. Although it is not a public holiday in Singapore, many Chinese people will go tomb sweeping (扫墓）, visit and honour their love ones who have passed on. They will bring food offerings, flowers, burn incense (烧香）and paper money （金银纸）. They will usually visit the grave …. Read More