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Chinese dialect groups in Singapore unite to celebrate long-lost Qixi Festival
PM Lawrence Wong interacting with the crowd during the launch of Qixi Fest 2024 in Keong Saik Road on Aug 3. ST PHOTO: DESMOND WEE
Chin Soo Fang
Senior Correspondent
Updated
Aug 04, 2024, 04:53 PM
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SINGAPORE – Chinese dialect groups in Singapore are coming together for the first time to celebrate a traditional Chinese festival, which returns here for the second year running.
Qixi Fest 2024, which celebrates the Qixi Festival, kicked off on Aug 3 with a street party in Keong Saik Road.
Also known as the Double Seventh Festival, Qiqiao Festival (qiqiao means “wishing for skills” in English) and Seven Sisters Festival, it marks the seventh day of the seventh lunar month, which falls on Aug 10 in 2024.