Lahaina Noon Phenomenon 拉海纳正午现象

Singapore

新加坡

March 23 at 1.11pm, Singapore experiences Lahaina Noon Phenomenon.

3月23日下午1点11分，新加坡出现拉海纳正午现象。

A Lahaina Noon Phenomenon is also known as Zero Shadow Day.

拉海纳正午现象也称为无影日。

The so-called zero shadow does not mean that there is no shadow at all.

所谓无影，并不是说完全没有影子。

This means that an object's shadow appears minimal.

这意味着物体的影子显得很小。

This is a natural phenomenon where an object does not cast a shadow when it is upright.

这是一种自然现象，物体直立时不会投射影子。

The Lahaina noon phenomenon occurs twice a year, on the spring and autumn equinoxes.

拉海纳正午现象一年出现两次，分别在春分和秋分。

The astronomical equinox results in an equal amount of daylight and darkness.

天文春分导致白天和黑暗的时间相等。

P/S: Due to historical reasons, Singapore's time is one hour ahead compared with the solar time. This means that solar noon does not occur until about 1pm, rather than noon, which also explains why sunrise and sunset times in Singapore are observed at about 7am and 7pm respectively.

注：由于历史原因，新加坡时间比太阳时快一小时。这意味着太阳正午要到下午 1 点左右才会出现，而不是中午，这也解释了为什么在新加坡日出和日落时间分别在上午 7 点和晚上 7 点左右。

Hing Hwa People 兴化人

Singapore - Outside Ngee Ann City

新加坡 — 义安城户外广场

The first Hing Hwa Food & Cultural Festival officially starts from March 12 to 17, 2024.

首届兴化美食文化节，于2024年3月12日正式开办至17日。

Admission is free, but need to purchase a S$20 food coupon to use it to buy food.

入场免费，但需要购买20新元的食品券才能用来购买食物。

More than 20 kinds of Hing Hwa delicacies are available for purchase.

超过20种兴化美食供选购。

Food prices range from S$2 to S$5.

美食价格介于2新元至5新元。

In addition to Hing Hwa delicacies, there are also performances on site.

除了兴化美食，现场也有表演。

There are also paintings and calligraphy for literati to purchase.

更有书画共文人雅士购买。

Can recognise this toddler?

可认得此娃？

He is Cai Yucheng, the three-and-a-half-year-old "drum head" with more than 300,000 fans.

他可是坐拥30多万粉丝的三岁半小“鼓头”蔡昱程。

Many fans at the scene rushed to video and take photos of their idol.

现场好多粉丝都争先恐后的给偶像录影、拍照。

Does anyone know what the Hing Hwa delicacies on the table are?

有谁知道餐桌上的兴化美食是什么？

In addition to Hing Hwa people and people of other dialect groups, there are also Western tourists who come to try new food.

除了兴化人与其他籍贯的人外，还有西方游客前来尝鲜。

Take everyone on a tour.

带大家全场走一回。

Walk around to the left.

左边走走。

Shop around on the right.

右边逛逛。

Also take a look at the middle.

中间也要看一看。

If someone tells you that he is Hing Hwa people, then nine times out of ten he is from South East Asia.

如果有人跟你说他是兴化人，那他十之八九是南洋人。

If someone tells you that he is Putian people, then nine times out of ten he is a new immigrant.

如果有人跟你说他是莆田人，那他十之八九是新移民。

By the way, there are approximately 27,000 Hing Hwa people in Singapore.

顺便补充一点，新加坡大约有2万7000名兴化人。

The population does not seem to have increased much since I was a child.

从我小时候到现在人口好像没怎么增加。

P/S: People in South East Asia region, generally follow what their ancestors told them that their ancestral home is Hing Hwa, so they still call themselves Hing Hwa people.

注：南洋人普遍沿用祖辈们告诉他们自己的祖籍是兴化，所以至今还是称自己是兴化人。

LONG Q 长龙

Singapore - Waterloo Road (Kwan Im Thong Hood Cho Temple)

新加坡 － 小坡四马路（观音堂佛祖庙）

Long queue...

长龙...

Seeing the long queue again.

又见长龙。

According to reports, there are about a thousand people in the long queue.

据报道，这长龙大概有千人之多。

It turns out that everyone comes to borrow money from Goddess of Mercy.

原来大家是来跟观音菩萨借钱的。