Praetorian Marketing Enjoys Chinese New Year With a Weekend of Celebrations in Birmingham

Jan. 31, 2012 - PRLog -- The Praetorian Marketing main offices can be found just yards from the Arcadian Centre in Birmingham where the main events for Chinese New Year were held at the weekend. Praetorian Marketing embraced Chinese traditions and celebrated amidst the fun and festivities held at the neighbouring Arcadian.  

Arcadian, which is sandwiched cosily between the Hippodrome theatre and Chinatown, played host to the main festivities which took place on Sunday 29th January. Entertainment on Sunday included traditional costumed dragon dancing, Chinese musicians and dancers. There were also martial arts and acrobatic demonstrations at the free event, which was open to the public.

A spokesperson from Praetorian Marketing who was at the event told of the “mini journey into Chinese tradition” experienced at the weekend.

The spokesperson continued,

“It is fantastic to see such an amazing celebration, particularly one so vibrant and bursting with positive energy. Birmingham is a city that takes great pride in our cultural diversity and this was a great opportunity to enjoy traditions from another part of the world!”

The event held in Birmingham, which estimated a turn-out of around 20,000 people was opened by the Lord Mayor Anita Ward, along with Mike Whitby, the council leader who stated, “We're attracting hundreds and hundreds of millions of pounds of Chinese money into the city. Our Chinese relationships are essential, they're good, they're cordial, but most of all they are economically advantageous.”

Regardless of the financial implications it was a weekend of fantastic celebrations for the Chinese community and beyond. Praetorian Marketing wish everyone a prosperous year of the Dragon!

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Praetorian Marketing is a national outsource marketing and sales company based in Birmingham with offices throughout the West Midlands.