Editor's note: Our pals Valerie Luu and Katie Kwan of Vietnamese pop-up restaurant Rice Paper Scissors wanted to share this quick guide to how they recommend celebrating Lunar New Year. They're also hosting the Lucky Mission Festival, four events tied to the holiday, which we're pretty positive will be a blast.

The New Year ain't over yet!

Perhaps your New Year’s resolutions have fallen by the wayside, but the Lunar New Year on February 10 can be another chance to party and start clean again.

As a Vietnamese pop-up cafe, we're going all out this year by throwing four events to honor the Year of the Snake.

Here's how we recommend getting into the Lunar New Year spirit!

1. Clean House

Prior to the Lunar New Year, it's a tradition to pick up a broom and sweep away bad luck from the previous year to make room for the good.

We recommend this as an opportunity to spring cleaning – time to dispose of unnecessary clutter, do the dreaded bathtub scrub, and clean out your pantry.

Hopefully you'll feel like you've swept away the regrets, mistakes, and bad decisions of yesteryear. It's only uphill from here.

2. Get a New Look for the New Year

It’s custom to prepare for the new year by getting haircuts and new outfits. An excuse to go shopping? Yes, please.

3. Settle Debts (and Drama)

The Lunar New Year is a good time to put behind money and relationship troubles. Pay off the credit card bill and use any leftover funds to buy a Mai Tai for someone you might've had a falling out with.

4. Eat. A Lot.

Most of the new year is meant to spend inside the family home, eating, relaxing, and spending time together.

Go home if to feast with the family, but if you’re not able to, make a date to share a meal with your friends.

Just don't forget to call your parents and grandparents to wish them health, wealth, and happiness. That way, you can get some of that cash money, which brings us to tradition #5.

5. Get That Li Xi (red envelopes stuffed with cash)

Li xi is probably THE best tradition growing up. Typically given to the children and unmarried (yes, we still qualify!), these little red envelopes usually contains crisp new bills, sometimes with the ever-elusive $2 bill. We'll be adding that to our rent money fund.

6. Go Red and Gold

The month of February is all about decking the halls with red and gold. Take a trip to Chinatown and visit some of the pop-up stores that sell paper cut outs, Chinese scrolls, and kumquat trees strung with little red envelopes.

Oh, let’s not forget little red stools!

7. Come Party!

We're throwing the Lucky Mission Festival, four events that all take place in our favorite ‘hood to blow out the Lunar New Year:

Good Luck Biagarten

Vietnamese beer garden and mess hall

Saturday, February 9, 2013, 6-10 p.m.

Florida Street Cafe, 710 Florida Street

Free, food and beverages for sale. Menu here.

Tết Holiday Banquet

Prix fixe family-style meal

Saturday, February 16, 2013, 7 p.m.

Florida Street Cafe, 710 Florida Street

Tickets: $60 / purchase here.

Potsticker Party

Potsticker making class, complete with snacks, beer and tea 

Sunday, February 17, 4-7 p.m.

Good Eggs, 530 Hampshire, #301

Tickets: $40 / purchase here.

Lion Dance Party

Classic party jams by DJ Spinnerty and Chinese lion dancers

Friday, February 22, 8 p.m.-1 a.m. Doors and dinner at 8 p.m. Music at 9 p.m.

Verdi Club, 2424 Mariposa Street

Tickets: $10 (advance), $15 (door) / purchase here.

More information about the Lucky Mission Festival at Rice Paper Scissors.