Cultural+Characteristics

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Singapore is the capital of the country Singapore. The name Singapore derives from a word meaning "City of the Lion." The city contains more than 90% of the country's population. The city has a large population due to it being a free port location. This means that multiple goods can be stored, shipped, and unloaded without their having taxes to be paid. =====

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In Singapore, Majority of the population, 75%, are of the ethnicity chinese. The largest minority group are the Malays. The rest of the population consist of Europeans and Hindus. In terms of religion, Singapore consists of the religions Buddhism, Islam, Hinduism, Catholic, Taoism, and other christian religions. Most people of the population of Singapore are of the Buddhist religion. The next most popular religions are Islam, other christian religions, Taoism, Catholic, and Hinduism. There is only a small portion of the population that is not part of a religion. =====

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Singapore is a multi- lingual city. The four official languages of Singapore are Mandarin, English, Malay, and Tamil. The other languages are Hakkinen, Cantonese, and Teochew. Even though Tamil is an officail language it is only spoken by a very small percentage of the population. There is only a small percentage of people, o.9% to be exact, who speak other languages in Singapore. =====

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With these different languages comes many traditions, customs, and holidays celebrated throughout the multilingual city of Singapore. Some of these holidays include: Labour Day which is celebrated on May 1 of every year. If the holiday falls on a Sunday, the holiday will be celebrated on the following Monday. National Day is celebrated on August ninth. Hari Raya Puasa is celebrated on August 30th. =====

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There are multiple sports played throughout Singapore many of which are very common in the United States. Some popular sports that Singapore and teh United States have in common include football, basketball, cricket, swimming, volleyball, and badminton. Other sports include track and field, sailing, rugby union, netball, and cricket. Environmental determinism plays a huge part in the activities of Singaporeans because most sports are played outside, and involve water due to the warm and humid climate. =====

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﻿Everyone knows that with culture comes tradition comes customs comes food. Yum! With Singapore being a multilingual and multiracial city, it's only right that the city also be known as a multicultural city with it's food. The food is more like a mixture of Japanese, Malaysian, Western fast food, and Chinese food than just one type of food which gives the culture even more flavor than it already has. A common food dish is Laska. =====