Lantern Lighting?

Last night I went dragon hunting so tonight I decided to go lantern hunting. As I mentioned yesterday, part of the Mid-Autumn Festival are all sorts of lanterns. The Chinese Gardens in Singapore apparently have quite a few lanterns during the festival so we headed out there to see them.

Here is what we found:
Lots and lots of lanterns in the trees...just none of them lit. Apparently we were either early or late for the lantern lighting. Oh well...we stumbled upon the festivities in Chinatown last night so I don't feel so bad that we didn't find what we were looking for tonight. Plus, the weather in the Chinese Gardens was beautiful and we had a nice walk.

There are some great pagodas which were lit up. I didn't know about this place so will certainly be coming back during the daylight hours.

Today is Hari Raya which marks the end of Ramadan. Hari raya translates to "day of celebration" which seems only fitting after a month of fasting. There were quite a few people out in the traditional Muslim attire. The men wear Eastern style suits with pants and tunic-type tops that have a stiff collar and round caps on their head. The women wear ankle length skirts with knee length tunic tops. Both men and women wear bright colors. I saw orange, pink, purple, and red on both men and women. I wish I could have gotten some pictures but I hate taking pictures without asking. Since today was a religious holiday for them I just didn't feel comfortable asking.