Christmas decorations, 1973 : close-up



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01 Jan 1973

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This is a 1973 photograph of fake candles being used as Christmas decoration at Shangri-La Hotel. Candles are lighted everywhere during Christmas and in the modern world, replaced with fairy lights. The Christian community uses the lighted candle as a concrete symbol of Jesus as the light of the world. Photograph donated by Ho Seng Huat and dsiplayed at the Heritage Roadshow 2008. HRS3_418. Title devised by Library staff.


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Christmas decorations--Singapore--Photographs

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Ethnic festivals

Decorative arts

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This digital copy (c) National Library Board Singapore 2008. The original work (c) Ho Seng Huat.

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