Blackcat and Standard Fireworks Blog

Black Cat and Standard Fireworks are very excited to announce we have been nominated for the Best App award at the Yorkshire Digital and Technology Awards 2012 – Our App Firework Fever was short listed for the Award.

 The awards will be held on Wednesday 28^th March – so not long now till we find out!

 The awards are celebrating their 11^th year this year, showcasing just how advanced Yorkshire is when it comes to Digital and Technology related fields – something to be very proud of.

 We’ve all got our fingers crossed, we’d be delighted if Black Cat Fireworks first ever app won an award!

Chinese New Year may soon be over after today but London is keeping the celebration going a little bit longer, by holding their Chinese New Year event on 29^th January.
Celebrations will be held in Trafalgar Square, Leicester Square and Chinatown.

-          Starting with a parade held in Rupert Street, Chinatown at 10.15 am, lasting approx 1hour 15mins

-          The opening ceremony will be held in Trafalgar Square where Mayor Boris Johnson and President of Chinatown, Stanley Tse will perform the Dotting of the Eye ceremony which will start at 12.00 noon

-          A display showcasing more than 100 performers will be held, including the Chen Brothers

-          Performances start straight after the opening ceremony and will continue till 5.40 pm

-          Finishing off with a spectacular firework display to follow traditional celebrations at 5.40 pm

It should be a fantastic event and one not to be missed.

2012 Big Year for Fireworks?

 With everything going on in the UK could this year be a massive year for fireworks.

 Lets have a look at what is coming up this year…

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Spectacular sights from Taipei for their New Years Eve celebrations. Fireworks being fired from the Taipei 101 building, formally the Taipei World Financial Centre. Where 800,000 people watched in awe as the building literally lit up with fireworks.
The stunning firework display lasted 5 minutes firing multi-coloured and multi-effect sequence shots from various heights of the building.
This fantastic celebration was not only for New Year but it also saw in the 101st anniversary of the Republic of China.

Chinese New Year this year is on 23rd January 2012, as the Chinese New Year welcomes in the year of the Male Black Water Dragon.

Regional customs and traditions vary widely in for the Chinese New Year, however it is traditional that all families clean the house thoroughly to sweep away any misfortune and make way for the good incoming luck.

This year is the 4709th year of the Chinese calendar.

Due to legends and tales of a monster that would attack villagers on the Chinese New Year, it is celebrated with the colour red as it was believed that this monster was afraid of the colour,
Red envelopes containing money are given out at the start of each year to bring good fortune.

Fireworks made from bamboo shoots and gunpowder were traditionally used to scare away evil spirits. In more modern times firecrackers have been used as they are known for their loud bangs – they have also become a large part of the celebrations due to their symbolisation of joyful times.

The 2011/12 New Years Eve spectacular fireworks in London.
With everything from being choreographed to music, high powered fireworks and fireworks firing from the top of Big Ben…its definitely worth watching again.

The winter fireworks were set of in Manhattan Beach’s Holiday firework festival this year, filling South Bays skies.

The festival replaced the annual 4^th July fireworks several years ago.

The firework festival was held on 11^th December this year, with roughly 15,000 people gathering to witness the event.

Many activities for families were held from 4pm onwards in parks around the area, with sledge runs and snowmen.

The fireworks display started at 7pm with a specially extended finale thanks to Belkin sponsorship.

The Festival of Light is a two day festival held in Huddersfield bringing street theatre to Yorkshire. This year the festival was held on the 3^rd and 4^th of December, showcasing a Spanish/Argentinean performance group called Grupo Puja and the show K@osmos. The group performs high altitude acrobatics whilst rock musicians perform.  

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Black Cat Fireworks are now offering new package’s for weddings, parties and birthdays. A new selection of products has been hand picked for this festive season of Christmas and New Year – make sure you take a look.
With price ranges to suit everyone nobody needs to miss out this winter.

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