talk about this year's festivities is the director of the chinese new year festival and parade, harlan wong. hey harlan, happy new year. >> happy new year, christian. how are you? i'm good. thank you for having me. >> oh, my god, i'm sure you're super happy because. what? what is this? no rain, perfect weather. what exactly? >> uh. uh, just before prior to, uh, this weekend, you know, we were all concerned about. oh, it's going to rain. it's supposedly, as you know, there's a the storm that, uh, hit us, uh, last week. uh, but fortunately, yeah, the forecast is going to be sunny and bright. >> it's very auspicious. i checked the forecast with a meteorologist. tomorrow night seems perfect, and it's the year of the dragon. uh, that's very special year in the 12 year cycle, isn't it? >> totally. uh, the dragon is the most powerful sign in the chinese 12 year zodiac. not only is it the year of the dragon, it is the year of the wood. dragon wood? uh, we associate wood with tree and the color green and it represents growth and a new beginning. >> i know these fantastic celebrations have been takin