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National Day is the time when all Singaporeans will gather together to celebrate Singapore's birthday. On the train, I often see many people having their eyes glued to their screens. It saddens me. However, on this day, Singaporeans gather together to put up remarkable performances to display Singapore's achievements. It is definitely very rare to see such a sight. I have once participated in it and it was an eye opening experience. All the different races and religions will gather together at The Float to show their enthusiasm towards Singapore. Initially, all the us are strangers. As time passes, we became really close. I got to interact with the people from different races, religions, ages and schools. This is one of the very rare moment which I can get to meet new friends and feel the strong social cohesion between different races and religions. Thus, national day is meaningful to me.

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An annual celebration that is meaningful to me is Christmas. Christmas is the season that brings my family together. It enables my family to keep ourselves updated of what is happening in our life and it gives us the opportunity to display our love for each other. As Christmas is celebrated during the time when the year is coming to an end, i will take this chance to thank my family members for all the things they had done for me throughout the year. Every Christmas, i will make it a point to buy my family members presents as a form of appreciation as i believe that Christmas is a joyous season that should be filled with joy and love. The smile on their face when they receives the present gives me an inexpressible form of joy. i love the atmosphere at home as it will definitely be filled with laughter and this warm feeling makes me feel so blessed. Christmas is a celebration that i must celebrate with my family as their presence just shows makes this whole celebration a more complete one. Therefore, Christmas is an annual celebration that is meaningful to me as it brings my family together.

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Chinese New Year is meaningful to me as it is a time where I can finally make up for lost time with my family. As my paternal family lives miles away in Hong Kong and Canada, meeting up is a rare affair and whenever we come together to celebrate Chinese New Year, it's usually filled with joyful festivities and light-hearted conversation. Being able to finally interact with my cousins face-to-face is an amazing experience as not seeing them for at least half my life creates a barrier between us and it also gives our grandparents an explainable joy whenever they see me and my brother engaging conversations with them after not talking to them for a year. Therefore, Chinese New Year is meaningful as it is a time for me to finally catch up with relatives after not seeing them for a long time. It gives me a warm feeling being able to finally not talk to them through video calls but in real life. Chinese New Year is the only time when we can finally put away our work and actually come together and strengthen our family bond. Thus, Chinese New Year is a meaning celebration to me.

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My Birthday
1. Friends and Family
2. Signal: more mature, stronger as a person
3. Presents

Among all the special events that occur only once every year, like National Day, Valentine's Day, an annual celebration that has always mattered to me the most was my birthday celebrations. It may seem just like a normal event to be celebrated for teenagers, but for me, it is not just about receiving and opening presents, blowing candles, making wishes and cutting cakes, but it is more of the people who i celebrate my birthday with, and the strong signals it transmits to me as a person, is what makes my annual birthday celebration so meaningful to me.

My birthday celebration means nothing to me if it is without the company of my friends and family. My friends and family being there to celebrate my birthday with me never fails to show me that they have been with me throughout the past year of my life, and that they have never failed to support me in what i wanted to do. Imagine on the day of my birthday, and no one is there to celebrate it with me. It would be pathetic and worthless, would it not? My friends and family being there to celebrate my birthday with me also shows just how much they care for me, which makes me think back on the past years which they have stood by me and never let go, no matter how upset i made them with me, which makes me grateful towards them. Therefore, their presence is what makes my birthday celebration so special.

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Chinese New Year
1. Chinese new year is an event that is able to unite with relatives and friends whom i have not met in a long time. Usually, my family members and I will be preoccupied by their hectic working and curriculum schedules and spend relatively less time at home, where we can spend time with family. Thus it can help to forge closer ties between our family by providing a platform for us to interact more and also share recent happenings, interesting stories and experiences with each other. Hence it is meaningful as it reinforces the sense of attachment of me to my family. Moreover, Chinese new year can also give me a recollection of the happy memories that my cousins and I had during this special occasion. For example, Every Chinese new year, we would celebrate by burning lanterns and enjoy buffet provided by the temple in our neighborhood.
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Christmas
able to spend time with family
can exchange gifts
enjoy nice food

Christmas is meaningful to me as one is able to spend time with family. During the year many of us may be stuck in the daily rat race that we all call work. Christmas is one of those opportunities to break free from this routine temporarily and take a break from our work. Christmas also provides an excellent platform for families , especially those who stay further away, to meet up during this joyous occasion. Thus providing families with a reason to travel across the country just to spend time with their extended family. This can also help to bridge relationships between extended family members who may be overseas. for example, I have often received gifts and letters from my cousins in Australia wishing me a merry Christmas, in the process often inquiring with me about the things back in Singapore. This highlights the benefits of Christmas in helping to build bonds between family members both extended and immediate, therefore Christmas is an annual celebration that is meaningful to me.

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CHINESE NEW YEAR
1. gather tgt with extended family who are living overseas
2. able to start on new resolutions
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Living in a different country from my relatives would not only create physical distance but also emotional distance. In spite of the advancement of technology, where I am still be able to keep in contact with my relatives, I would only feel a sense of euphoria being in their presence. As I am constrained with studies, it is difficult to make time to go back to Malaysia and even have a meal together with my relatives. Over time, these restrictions would cause me to feel extremely distant and saddened that I am not as in touch with my relatives as I wish I could. Therefore, when it comes to Chinese New Year, I would always go back to Malaysia with a heart of anticipation and expectancy in meeting my relatives and catching up with them, where we will talk about the recent happenings in our respective lives. Chinese New Year is a time where I am able to make up to the loss of time when I was unable to spend quality time with my relatives. As I engage with play card games, it strengthens my bond with them as we would laugh over each other's jokes and tease one another when someone loses big in the game. Time spent with them is extremely valuable as not only does it bring me closer with my relatives, it also genuinely makes me contented and blessed to be in the same environment as them.

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Chinese New Year

Able to reunite with family members and bond.
Eat food prepared by loved ones.

Chinese New Year is meaningful to me as my family gets to be together to celebrate a joyous occasion together. My family would watch the Chinese New Year countdown together. We would play card games together. During the reunion dinner, we would all take photos and perform the mandatory custom of tossing the salad. My family would talk about our resolutions for the new year and how we could improve ourselves for the new year. This made me interact with my family and feel closer. As my family rarely has time to eat together on regular working days, this is a rare opportunity to eat together as a family, which is a great time to bond with the family. I get to know my family better as well. The most important thing in our lives is our family as they are our loved ones and will not last forever. Hence it is important to spend time with them and create happy memories, and is meaningful to me.

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National Day
1) Sense of belonging to singapore
2) Sense of pride
3) Thanking the pioneer generation
National Day is meaningful to me as it instills a sense of belonging in me. To me, Singapore has always been just another country where I live and never truly home. But every National Day, I will remember how lucky I am to be in Singapore and to be a Singaporean. It is the day i feel included and gives me the warm fuzzy feeling of home. In Singapore, I rarely cared about what was going on in the country because it did not involve me but every National Day everything changes. National Day is when I feel included in all the festivities and actually care about Singapore. This is because to me, it is a show of respect towards the country I am living in. By doing so, I become included and caught up in the celebrations. The reason why this is so meaningful to me is because it is the only day in a year where i truly feel Singaporean.

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Korean Lunar New Year
- reunion with family
- scrumptious meals
- new beginning

Korean Lunar New Year is extremely meaningful to me as I get to reunite with my relatives who live miles away from me. During the celebration, my cousins and I pay respect to our elderly by bowing. They then give us good wishes with a sum of money. After this process, we play a korean traditional game called Yut Nori in families. It requires strong teamwork to come up with an efficacious strategies to win.   This game never fails to engage all of my family members and strengthen our bond with one another.  We get to interact more with one another as we play our game, making out for lost time.  Furthermore, we communicate continuously, exchanging the series of events that occurred to us. We often share our problems and come up with ways to deal with them. Doing all these are meaningful to me as I can create plethora of memories with my family members which strengthens our bond. Living in a country far away from my home country, I have always missed the uplifting atmosphere of a family  celebrations.

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Chinese New Year
-  able to reunite with extended family members
- appreciate the Chinese culture better
- able to eat many delicious food that is prepared by grandmother and red packets are abundant

Chinese new year is an annual celebration that is meaningful to me as it is a time of family bonding because the whole family gathers together to celebrate Chinese New Year. Every year, the whole entire family will gather together on Chinese New Year Eve to have reunion dinner. Usually, most of the family is busy with their own affairs, making gatherings a rare occurrence, hence Chinese New Year Eve is a platform for us to reconnect and strengthen our family ties. Dinner would be served buffet style and the whole family will sit in the living room to eat together. It is meaningful to me because it is a time where I get to catch up with my cousins and re-establish the strong ties we had as children. We reminiscence about the old times and we also share our difficulties that we are experiencing in our current lives. This not only helps me to relieve my burdens as I am able to share it with them but it also helps to understand the problems they are going through. Hence, Chinese New Year is meaningful to me as it is a time where I am able to reunite with my whole family

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Year after year, our country has celebrated her independence  through the meaningful occasion known as National Day.  The red and white flag that unites our nation's people together has certainly impacted my life ever since I was born into this world. This special occasion has united not only the country, but also my family, where we would take a brief getaway from our hectic lifestyles to catch the National Day parade live at the stadium.

Citizens of Singapore from all walks of life would come together to celebrate this annual occasion together as one, where we thank our forefathers for everything they had done. Without a doubt, the lively atmosphere and enthusiasm portrayed by the audiences has never failed to impressed me, where constant cheers can be heard all around. The celebratory performances displayed by the younger generations depicts the everlasting national spirit over the years, giving back towards the pioneer generation. Ranging from heartwarming songs to stunning parachute acts by the Red Lions, immense clapping and cheers can be heard from the audience’s stand. I was immersed by the vibrant atmosphere and it definitely reminded me of the Singaporean Identity that I seem to have forgotten due to my busy work schedule everyday. Taking a brief time off annually would emphasize the importance of our nation’s birthday, where we will be submerged in the Singaporean Identity, hence it is meaningful.

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Chinese New Year
1.Spend time with family
2. Meet relatives
3.Enjoy food

Chinese New Year is meaningful to me because it is a time where I can spend time with my family.On Chinese New Year Eve,I would be able to sit down with my family for our reunion dinner.This is a very rare chance for all of us to have a meal together due to our daily hectic lifestyles and the constant stress that follows with them.We get to restrengthen our bonds with one another as we have casual talks and also share our troubles in our lives.During this time,my burdens are instantly removed from my mind and I feel much more relaxed and happy.Being able to spend time with my family is truly something I am really grateful for.

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1. Chinese New Year
2. National Day Celebration
3. Mid-Autumn Festival

Chinese New Year is one of the annual celebrations that I look forward to every year with great anticipation. Since my relatives live far away in Hong Kong, we hardly get to see each other, let alone spend time and bond with each other in person. However, during the Chinese New Year, my relatives gather together in Singapore to celebrate Chinese New Year. It is particularly meaningful for me as Chinese New Year is the time when I am able to finally see my relatives and catch up with them. Time spent with them is particularly precious to me as

It is meaningful to me as this celebration allows me to spend time with my family and close relatives. Through snacking on Chinese New Year goodies, visiting relatives' houses and cleaning the house with my family,  it

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The family reunion is an annual celebration that is meaningful to me because it provides a platform for my family members to get together. During the family reunion, members of my whole family would come together to my grand parents' place to have an enjoyable time together.What makes it meaningful to me is that it enables me to spend time with my relatives and know them better. I believe that it also strengthens the ties between me and my loved ones, ensuring that we will stand together and support each other during hard times that any of us are to face in the future.

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Chinese New Year has always been a sign to me that the previous year has passed, along with all its bad luck, and we would welcome the new year and look forward to it. For me,  I have always found Chinese New Year to be meaningful to me because throughout the celebrations, I get reminded that because it is a new year, there will be changes. Relatives commenting on my age,  younger cousins asking for advice in school or the older ones talking about how their life has progressed, all of these show that there will be change this year, and that is, and will always be why I find Chinese New Year meaningful, because Chinese New Year signifies change and I look forward to that. That feeling of anticipation on what would be new this year, looking forward to the changes in my daily routine. Hence, Chinese New Year has always been meaningful to me as it would always get me excited for the year ahead.

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National Day
1. appreciate work of forefathers
2. sense of pride
3. family time

Although National Day is a time of celebrating what Singapore has achieved, we would not be where we are if it had not been for our forefathers. This joyous occasion is the perfect time to reflect on what the pioneer generation had done for us. While the skies are scattered with fireworks, screenings of what the late father of Singapore, Lee Kuan Yew, and his team had done for Singapore can be viewed. From a sleeping fishing village, Singapore metamorphose into a beautiful garden city under the leadership of Lee Kuan Yew in the span of half a century, even through world war 2. This is particularly special to me as my late grandfather has told countless stories about how hard life was back then and how lucky i was. Even though i was not able to experience the hardships the pioneer generation and what my forefathers went through, i still feel extremely privileged to be living in this economically developed city.

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Christmas
1.  Can spend time with family
2.  Enjoy nice food
3.  Encourage communication between family

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One reason why Christmas is meaningful to me is that it will encourage my family to communicate with one another. Last Christmas, my family spent the day having a dinner and a family gathering with my relatives. This annual celebration managed to encourage my family to communicate with one another as there were much planning to do and required us to discuss about many things like the food and people we wanted to invite. Since my family members often reach and leave home at different time, this reduced the chances for us to talk to each other which caused a gap in our relationship. Thus, this celebration is meaningful as it created a need for my family to discuss about the things needed to be done for Christmas and creates a common topic for discussion between my family. As such, my family, became more bonded as we were communicating much more making this celebration meaningful as family is very important to me

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New Year
1. Meet up with relatives
2. New Year's Resolution
3. Reflect

Every year, in the midst of the New Year Celebration, i will set some time out to come out with my New Year's Resolution. New Year Resolution is something i find meaningful. It is a guide of what i want to achieve in that particular year. My New Year Resolution constantly reminds me of what I desire. I feel that having an aim to work towards to for that year is very important to me as it determine what actions i will be taking and how hard am i going to work that year.

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Deepavali
-  Reminds me of home
- Opportunity to spend time with family
- Delicacies
One of the main reason it is so meaningful for me is that it reminds me of home. India holds many celebrations every year and the most common celebration between the country I was born in and the country I am currently residing in, Singapore, is Deepavali. This yearly Indian festival is the closest link I have to my homeland as I celebrate it every year in Singapore. Although It is not celebrated with as much gusto as it is in India, some of the common experiences from my few times celebrating it back home are the lighting of crackers and other exploding goodies as well as the visits to the family temple to pray for a better year ahead. As I do not have any family other than my parents living in Singapore, we tend to celebrate it with our friends and their families. All these experiences make me feel at home and for that day every year, I feel like I am in India instead of Singapore.

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[mother's day]
1. dinner with extended family - rare  occasion
2. discussions w siblings on what to do/get for our mother - bonding
3. able to see the happiness from our mother/show gratitude -satisfying

Mother's day is meaningful to me as i am able to catch up with my extended family. Living such a fast paced life, my own family rarely get to have a meal together or even a sit-down session to talk about our day,let alone my extended family. In my household, Mother's Day is deeply regarded, even more so than the mandatory Chinese New Year. It is one of scare occasion that my extended family and my family get to catch up . When i was younger, i used to dread these social occasions, thinking that they were dry and unnecessary. Especially when i have to dress up according to the uncompromising dress codes from my father. As i age, i realized how precious these meet ups were. I grew to enjoy and savour every dropplet of time i get to spend with my family.

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Mid autumn festival

opportunity to spend time with family and friends

Sounds of joyous laughter, bright smiles, the delicious taste of the different flavors of moon cakes, and the colorful lanterns that fill the parks at night. That is something that i look forward to all the time during the mid-autumn festival. On this day, all of us would gather together in the big living room and enjoy the delicious delicacies known as moon cakes. All of us would then head out to the nearby park at night to light our lanterns and fire sticks and wave them around the park, giving rise to the different colors that fill the entire park, giving my family and friends a common topic to talk about as we observe our surroundings.The annual mid autumn festival is a festival that brings much meaning to me as it provides me with an opportunity to bond with my family and friends. Our fast paced lifestyles and hectic schedules have greatly reduced the time that all of us can spend in fellowship with each other, and it is only on this special day can we really truly spend time together without any interruptions.

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NEW YEAR
1. tied close to christmas
2.  reflection time
3. time to spend with friends

New Year is the time of the year for celebration. Everyone is tied to the same mood of relaxation from the long public holidays. Each and everyone has his or her own reason for why New Year is meaningful to him and my reason is simply the fact that New Year comes hand in hand with Christmas. I truly enjoy the atmosphere that Christmas brings. The huge,bright pine tree protruding out of the bland buildings creates a different feel from the norm. It gives me a special feeling that no other occasion has just from the fact that it is different. from light-hearted music combined with the vibrant lighting around Singapore, comes a very colourful festive. Compare it to the colour scheme of Chinese New Year and National Day, which is red, Christmas has a spectrum of colours.  It is very much different from the other similar and repetitive occasions. That is why it holds such a strong connection to my heart.
It is also held at the end of the year when there is no  examinations, no school and no stress. This gives the naturally tendency to let go and enjoy especially after finishing the much dreaded school days. The carefree vibe is what makes Christmas so special.

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Christmas
1 Can spend time with family
2 Take part in fun charity events
3 Exchange gifts

Many may believe that Christmas is a religious festival, but despite not being Christian, my family and I do celebrate this joyous season. It is a great opportunity for all of us, to make up for stolen time and bond with one another. As it is a festive day, my parents are not required to go to their jobs therefore all of us are free to be together. The morning starts with my mother and I making a scrumptious breakfast of certain delicacies, such as pancakes with maple syrup and butter. My father will buy pastries the day before for us to enjoy during our morning meal. After inhaling our food, all of us deign appropriate winter wear as we head out to Snow City, where we play with the artificial snow and pretend to sleigh. A hearty lunch is consumed at a restaurant of my and my sister's choice, after which we roam around outlets to buy clothes or other items. In the evening, we eat a small dinner and curl up on the couch to watch a cliche holiday film. This series of events may not seem significant in any way but, to me they contribute to the ever building pile of cherished memories I have with my family.  Sooner or later, these memories will be all I have left of them therefore the time I spend with my family on Christmas is meaningful to me.

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