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New stamp issue to feature two of nation's myths and legends
New stamp issue to feature two of nation's myths and legends
A new stamp issue illustrates the legend of Redhill, or Bukit Merah, about fierce swordfish that attacked villagers there till a boy's plan to trap them using banana tree trunks worked. -- PHOTO: SINGAPORE POST
A new stamp issue illustrates the legend of Redhill, or Bukit Merah, about fierce swordfish that attacked villagers there till a boy's plan to trap them using banana tree trunks worked. -- PHOTO: SINGAPORE POST
A new stamp issue featuring two popular myths and legends of Singapore will be released on Friday.
Entitled, Singapore's Myths and Legends, the issue illustrates the legend of Redhill, or Bukit Merah, about fierce swordfish that attacked villagers there till a boy's plan to trap them using banana tree trunks worked.
As the story goes, the boy was later killed by a king jealous of his subsequent fame, covering the hill with blood and turning it red.
It will also feature the legend of Sang Nila Utama, a prince from Palembang who, as the story goes, discovered the island of Singapore (known then as Temasek) while out on a hunting trip. According to the legend, the prince spotted what he thought was a lion, and named the island Singapura - Lion City in Sanskrit.
~News courtesy of Straits Times~
A new stamp issue illustrates the legend of Redhill, or Bukit Merah, about fierce swordfish that attacked villagers there till a boy's plan to trap them using banana tree trunks worked. -- PHOTO: SINGAPORE POST
A new stamp issue illustrates the legend of Redhill, or Bukit Merah, about fierce swordfish that attacked villagers there till a boy's plan to trap them using banana tree trunks worked. -- PHOTO: SINGAPORE POST
A new stamp issue featuring two popular myths and legends of Singapore will be released on Friday.
Entitled, Singapore's Myths and Legends, the issue illustrates the legend of Redhill, or Bukit Merah, about fierce swordfish that attacked villagers there till a boy's plan to trap them using banana tree trunks worked.
As the story goes, the boy was later killed by a king jealous of his subsequent fame, covering the hill with blood and turning it red.
It will also feature the legend of Sang Nila Utama, a prince from Palembang who, as the story goes, discovered the island of Singapore (known then as Temasek) while out on a hunting trip. According to the legend, the prince spotted what he thought was a lion, and named the island Singapura - Lion City in Sanskrit.
~News courtesy of Straits Times~
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