Year of the rat celebration in Chinatown

[OahuGirl]

Is this as cool as it looks?

http://www.visit-oahu.com/hh_cny2008.aspx

[christa]

yes


!!!!!!

[mergecross]

Yes it is!!
2 whole weekends of fun from day to night!!

[sophielynette]

I am very excited that I'll be arriving in Hawaii right in time for this. I originally thought I'd have to drive up to Chicago to get my Chinese New Year fix, but Hawaii will be even better (and loads warmer!)

[1stwahine]

heheheh

There's also "Romance" if you ask the Lion.;)

"What wind blew you in?":p

We'll be video taping how we met last year in Chinatown. The re-enactment to show at our wedding next year. :D

Auntie Lynn

[Sero1]

Haha I havent been to one of these for years! To answer you question, it IS that cool hehe...

[OahuGirl]

OMG!!!! It was spectacular! My girls gave the lucky money. There was this cute old man playing the drum, the fireworks, the Narcisuss, the cultural center, OMG!!!
I so recommend people go. I will upload my pics and post. What a night! :)

[Menehune Man]

Here's some info on "The Year of the Rat - 2008"

Sorry link wouldn't work. Oh well...

[sophielynette]

I went to the parade on Saturday. Bus was running slower than I thought so I only just made it downtown in time. It really was fantastic, I've never been to a Chinese New Year Celebration before. It rained off and on but not enough to make anyone leave. I fed lucky money and spent probably too much money on souvenirs afterwards. My camera decided to die right before the parade but I manage to get these images on my iPhone. (http://www.flickr.com/photos/sophielynette/)

[OahuGirl]

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