What a week! We've had the keys to our place for just 7 days, and we're finally settled in. But there will be more on that later. I wanted to share a new cultural experience we've had the pleasure of witnessing.
This weekend is the Thaipusam Festival for the Tamil community (an ethnic group of India and Sri Lanka) which has a large population in Singapore. The festival in Singapore includes a procession through the streets. They end at a Temple to make offerings of milk for good fortune, health and wishes granted.
The milk is carried in huge, ornate vessels that encircle the carrier. Many of the guys are also pierced ALL OVER as a sign of devotion. In some of our pictures you can see hooks in their skin that are chained to their crazy milk vessel.
The cool part is that the procession passes right in front of our apartment, although they are already on their second straight day of devotion. It has been a non-stop parade of singing, cheering, drums and those poor guys with all the piercings.
This weekend is the Thaipusam Festival for the Tamil community (an ethnic group of India and Sri Lanka) which has a large population in Singapore. The festival in Singapore includes a procession through the streets. They end at a Temple to make offerings of milk for good fortune, health and wishes granted.
The milk is carried in huge, ornate vessels that encircle the carrier. Many of the guys are also pierced ALL OVER as a sign of devotion. In some of our pictures you can see hooks in their skin that are chained to their crazy milk vessel.
The cool part is that the procession passes right in front of our apartment, although they are already on their second straight day of devotion. It has been a non-stop parade of singing, cheering, drums and those poor guys with all the piercings.
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