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Your CommunityYou are in: Birmingham > People > Your Community > A Cracker of a Chinese New Year!  Chinese New Year 2005 A Cracker of a Chinese New Year!By Sarah Loat Birmingham really had something to crow about as the Chinese New Year of the Rooster was welcomed in with a bang.  Happy New Year of the Rooster Birmingham's Chinese New Year was celebrated on Sunday 13 February, at the Arcadian Centre, Hurst Street in Birmingham's Chinese Quarter. Year of the RoosterThe Year of the Rooster was welcomed in with a bang asΜύ firecrackers and a Chinese dragon dance kicked off the celebrations.  Chinese lion dance Family day outThe free event was a great family day out with colourful, extravagant costumes and fantastic performances including a lion dance, traditional cultural dances, Cantonese opera and martial arts. Come together and celebrateCouncillor John Alden, Cabinet Member for Leisure, Sport and Culture said: "This afternoon of free family entertainment gives a chance for everyone to come together and celebrate the start of the Chinese New Year.  The event is part of a year long calendar of community events supported by Birmingham City Council." Rooster babiesYou're a Rooster if you were born in any of the following years; Years born: 1921, 1933, 1945, 1957, 1969, 1981, 1993, 2005  Pak Ming Cantonese Opera Amazing picturesDon't forget to take a look at the amazing pictures from the day.Μύ We've got pictures of the Dragon Dance, all the colourful performers on stage, the Lion Dance, and, pictures of YOU out in the crowd - see if you can spot yourself. CLICK THE GALLERY LINKS AT THE TOP RIGHT OF THIS PAGE TO SEE ALL THE PICTURES>>>last updated: 15/10/2008 at 14:57 Have Your Say
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