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A week to Christmas. All preparations for the festive season are in full swing. All Christmas decorations are in place. No efforts were spared for this end-of-the year festive event. Malls are all decked out in decors and lights. After two years of less than favourable celebrations, businesses and retailers are hoping that this year will be like what it was before the pandemic years.
At Gardens by the Bay – Singapore’s number tourist attraction, there is ‘Christmas Wonderland’, Singapore’s biggest Yuletide event. This would be the ninth time they are organizing this and it promised the attractions will delight visitors of all ages. I am not a fan of crowds. So, I won’t be going to the event. If you are interested to know what is happening at the event, have a look 👉 HERE
However, I did go to the Flower Dome to see what the decorations are like there. There was the set up at the entrance, and a couple of smaller set-ups in parts of the dome. The ‘Flower Field’ – where all the exhibitions take place, is where you find the poinsettias and all things related to Yuletide.
The Flower Dome was quite busy. It’s good to see the crowds are back. But, that means it is not very convenient to take pictures. You have to be quick. Move in, snap and get out of the way. But some people seemed to be always in the way.
Anyway, here are some photos from my visit.
This is the set up you see once you enter the flower dome.
A smaller set up at the palm trees section.
Looking down at the flower field from the palm trees section.
This Christmas tree takes center stage. It is said to be eight metres tall, and almost six metres in diameter. The red and white stripes are created with the use of red and white poinsettias.
With crowds like this, it is very difficult to take pictures. There are always people in the way, or you are in someone’s way.
Different colours of poinsettias.
These were at the exit of the Flower Dome.
A couple of fun facts about the Poinsettia I took away from the exhibition.
“The poinsettia (Euphorbia pulcherrima) , a symbol of Christmas everywhere, is native to Mexico and known as Flor de Nochebuena in the country. Nochebuena refers to the night of Christmas Eve in Spanish, so another common name for poinsettia could be translated as Christmas Eve flower.”
“The ‘petals’ of the poinsettia are in fact bracts, or modified leaves, and are usually flaming red, though they also come in white, cream, pink, pale green or are marbled. In order for the bracts to turn red, they must not receive any light for 12 hours a day, 5 days in a row. This developmental response is known as ‘photoperiodism’.”
