In honor of National Day, which is today, I thought I'd share the Singaporean flag with everyone. The white on the bottom stands for purity and virtue; the red on top for universal brotherhood and equality. The waxing moon represents a young nation on the rise and the five stars stand for five of the nations values: peace, progress, justice, equality, and democracy. The flags have been flying outside of flats all over the city as everyone has gotten all psyched up for National Day. There was a parade and a huge show with fireworks and singing and dancing and skydivers and more. Apparently you had to enter a lottery months ago in order to get tickets, so we stayed home and watched it on TV, but it was pretty impressive nonetheless.
Sunday, August 9, 2009
Happy 44th Birthday, Singapore!
In honor of National Day, which is today, I thought I'd share the Singaporean flag with everyone. The white on the bottom stands for purity and virtue; the red on top for universal brotherhood and equality. The waxing moon represents a young nation on the rise and the five stars stand for five of the nations values: peace, progress, justice, equality, and democracy. The flags have been flying outside of flats all over the city as everyone has gotten all psyched up for National Day. There was a parade and a huge show with fireworks and singing and dancing and skydivers and more. Apparently you had to enter a lottery months ago in order to get tickets, so we stayed home and watched it on TV, but it was pretty impressive nonetheless.
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