Visit Lahaina on Friday February 3rd for a day of family activities, martial arts demonstrations and historical presentations that pay tribute to the Chinese New Year. Ring in the Year of the Rooster at the Wo Hing Museum & Cookhouse at 858 Front Street, admission is free. The cultural celebrations occur between 2:30 – 8pm and include Lion Dances from 5-6pm, followed by a Shaolin Animal Style Fung Fu Art Performance. From 6-8pm you can participate in Crafts for Children, Chinese Calligraphy and Chinese Knot Tying. There will be Cantonese Food Tasting as well as Teas & Fortune Cookies served in the Tea Garden. Hong Zhou will perform Bamboo Flute & Erhu String Instruments. One hour talks on the History of the Chinese New Year and Rituals of Divination will occur at 2:30pm and again at 6:30pm. This tenth year in the Chinese zodiac calendar is attributed to the year of the rooster and is said to be a year of powerful energy, financial windfall with hard work and a movement toward integrity.
For more information – link: http://lahainarestoration.org/chinese-new-year-in-lahaina-to-ring-in-year-of-the-rooster-with-lions-firecrackers-more/