Singapore holds lunar New Year Chingay parade

Singapore's annual multicultural Chingay Parade was held on Friday. The Chingay parade is a regular occurrence that usually takes place during Lunar New Year celebrations in Southeast Asian cities with sizable ethnic Chinese communities. Singapore's Parade debuted in 1973 as a Chinese New Year event.

According to Astana Opera’s press service, the annual parade celebrating the Lunar New Year holds special significance this year as Singapore marks the 60th anniversary of its independence. The event also commemorates 35 years of diplomatic relations between Kazakhstan and Singapore. The artists from the Commonwealth of Independent States have never taken part in the parade before.