Do you know? The theme for this year’s National Day Parade (NDP) is “#OneNationTogether”, a rallying call to unite all Singaporeans to stand together as one. 'One Nation' is to remind Singaporeans that regardless of origin and background, we belong as one people and one nation. ‘Together’ emphasises the importance of unity in times of uncertainty and represents a call-to-action for all Singaporeans to overcome the odds together.

For the first time in NDP, the hash symbol (#) has been incorporated into an NDP theme, #OneNationTogether, enabling Singaporeans to share the rally call through social media. The “#” serves as symbols of unity and home, and draws a close resemblance to the iconic image of four interlocking arms found in our nation’s first Orchid series $10 note launched in 1967. This also symbolizes our nation’s strength in social unity and multicultural harmony. “#” is also a familiar feature in Singaporean home addresses, and is synonymous with the idea of home.

On our nation's 52nd birthday, BW Monastery joins all Singaporeans to come together as One to wish our beautiful country a very prosperous and "Happy Birthday".

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2017的国庆庆典主题将以“携手齐心同迈进”出击，呼吁所有新加坡人对新加坡的成就，感到自豪，并且一起克服重重困难，充满信心迈向未来。

国庆庆典主题也首次融入主题标签，也就是英文俗称的“hash tag”（#)，让国人在社交媒体上响应号召。同时，符号也是全民团结和家的象征，紧握的手臂反映了我国多元文化社会的和谐共处以及对我们家园的归属感。庆典标志上四只手臂相扣的概念来自1967年发行的本地10元钞票，“井”字符号也是我们新加坡政府祖屋里门牌的标志，对国民来说是生活的一部份，是家的体现。

在新加坡52岁生日到来之际，吉祥宝聚寺与全国人民一齐祝愿国家生日快乐的同时，也将响应携手齐心同迈进的号召，为国家未来克服挑战，完成明天的梦想。

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