一 | CONCORD, N.H. -- The New Hampshire presidential primary filing period starts Wednesday, a ritual unruffled by either a changing of the guard or changes to the nominating calendar elsewhere.For the first time in more than four decades, candidates will file paperwork with a new secretary of state thanks to the retirement last year of longtime elections chief Bill Gardner. But his successor, David Scanlan, is carrying on the tradition of ensuring New Hampshire remains first, waiting for the dust to settle in other states before scheduling the 2024 contest.“I’m really in no hurry,” he said in an interview Tuesday.In contrast, the candidates themselves — particularly the longshots — often are in a race to sign up first in hopes that a bit of media attention will boost their campaigns. In 1991, a writer from New York drove 11 hours in a snowstorm only to find another perennial candidate waiting at the door. In 2007, a Minnesota fugitive living in Italy sent a package by courier that arrived just before an ex-convict embarked on a 90-minute rant that included five costume changes.Current candidates have until Oct. 27 to sign up, and dozens are expected to do in part because it’s relatively cheap and easy. They need only meet the basic requirements to be president, fill out a one-page form and pay a $1,000 filing fee.In 2020, 33 Democrats and 17 Republicans signed up. The all-time high was 1992, when 61 people got on the ballot. But this cycle could be notable instead for whose name isn’t on the ballot.New Hampshire, with its state law requiring its primaries to be held first, is defying the Democratic National Committee’s new primary calendar which calls for South Carolina to kick off voting on Feb. 3, followed by New Hampshire and Nevada. The shakeup came at the request of President Joe Biden in a bid to empower Black and other minority voters crucial to the party’s base.Biden’s campaign won’t comment on whether he will be on the ballot in New Hampshire. But he wouldn’t be the first reelection-seeking incumbent missing from the primary ballot: President Lyndon Johnson won the 1968 Democratic primary as a write-in, though a shockingly strong-second place showing by Sen. Eugene McCarthy helped push him out of the race.Scanlan, who served as deputy secretary of state for 20 years, said he was excited to welcome candidates starting Wednesday. Like his predecessor, he plans to greet them with a few encouraging words, but don’t expect the obscure trivia Gardner often added.“I don’t have any history lessons planned,” Scanlan said. “That was Bill’s style, and he was really, really good at it.”。 （新加坡讯）今年牛车水中秋灯饰统一采纳“兔子”为主要装饰，嫦娥与灯笼等元素不多，有公众认为少了传统寓意，有者则指出支持，认为摩登设计可吸引更多公众驻足拍照打卡。距离中秋节还有三周，牛车水街头已换上中秋灯饰装置，散发节庆气息。
二 | 有别以往采用“嫦娥”、“灯笼”等传统元素体现中秋节寓意，今年牛车水街道以及唐城坊的中秋灯饰统一采纳“兔子”为主要元素进行装饰。
三 | 其中，唐城坊外的中秋装置以“兔子”、“月亮”为元素，挂上巨大反射镜，营造月空奇幻感。牛车水街道则以合家欢庆中秋为主，展现跨世代如何庆佳节。有公众认为，缺乏传统元素带不出中秋典故之寓意，但也有人认为以新方式诠释中秋节主题更加摩登有趣，反而能吸引更多人。
四 | 今年的牛车水中秋灯饰有大量可爱的兔子，受访公众有的大赞也有一小部分略嫌太多。
五 | 今年牛车水中秋活动以“跨越世代庆中秋”为主题，融入更多家庭元素。李美娟（51岁，收银员）受访时说，牛车水的节庆灯饰向来备受关注，反映华人文化色彩。“我感觉太多兔子了。一般都是嫦娥搭配兔子和月亮，带出嫦娥奔月的中秋典故，现在只有一堆兔子和月亮，和中秋节的关联比较少。”游客穆女士（46岁）带女儿在唐城坊外与中秋装置合影。“看到月亮、兔子，一下就联想到中秋主题，我觉得相比传统装饰，这样的装饰更具新意，中间挂着的反射镜也增加了互动性。我就是被这个反射镜吸引了，刚刚看到很多人拍照打卡。”其他受访公众看法各异，不过较多人认为今年的设计可接受，并期待正式亮灯，届时会再来欣赏。
六 | 根据牛车水节庆筹委会的文告，今年的牛车水庆中秋活动主题是“跨越世代庆中秋”，在牛车水中心地段的主要灯饰高达8米，展现了一个家庭三代人在月亮和灯笼下，团聚分享中秋节喜悦的画面，以此提醒人民多多陪伴家人。牛车水的中秋节灯饰从星期五（8月30日）至10月2日，每晚7时至午夜12时亮起。牛车水节庆筹委会联合主席白清富告诉《新明日报》，这次的设计着重呈现随着时代变迁，三代人从过去到现在庆祝中秋节习俗的演变，而不变的是家庭和社区间的情谊。另外，设计也尽力在传统和摩登元素上取得平衡，吸引各族群。负责管理唐城坊的公司鹏瑞利（新加坡）商用管理发言人回复询问时说道，今年的设计选择以玉兔为主要亮点，希望能让访客有跟过去不同的新鲜体验。
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