Chris Latronic went live with Uncle Ricky, Lead Instructor at Hawaii Lion Dance Association to get all the details for the Chinese New Year celebration at the Chinatown Cultural Plaza.

The Chinese New Year, also known as the Lunar New Year, is celebrated throughout Eastern Asia and much of the world, wherever large Asian populations exist. The New Year festival, signaling the end of winter and the beginning of spring, starts on the first day of the new lunar year, culminating with the Lantern Festival on the 15th day.

I had nothing significant planned for last Friday, and was absent-mindedly saying yes to all sorts of plans my friends were making; completely forgetting an important wedding reception I had to attend that very day.