Festivities hop into full force ahead of Year of the Rabbit


Festive feel: Colourful lanterns adorn a Chinese temple ahead of the Lunar New Year in the Chinatown district of Singapore. — AFP

STREET lanterns featuring colourful rabbits were lit up on Tuesday evening as Chinese New Year festivities sprang back in full force in Chinatown after two years of Covid-19 restrictions.

The festive lights will come on nightly until Feb 19 in New Bridge Road, Eu Tong Sen Street, South Bridge Road and, for the first time, Upper Cross Street.

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