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Fire-crackers and the Lunar New Year.

Villagers in Guangdong Province, China carry out a Lunar New Year ritual with fire crackers (AAP).
Villagers in Guangdong Province, China carry out a Lunar New Year ritual with fire crackers (AAP). Source: AAP

As bushfires continue to burn across the country, Australia's Chinese community is being urged to refrain from using fire-crackers in this year’s Lunar New Year celebrations.


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By Ricky Kusumo, Bethan Smoleniec

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As bushfires continue to burn across the country, Australia's Chinese community is being urged to refrain from using fire-crackers in this year’s Lunar New Year celebrations.


When are the Lunar new year celebrations this year?  Why are fire-crackers an important part of the tradition?  This year, does the Chinse community in Australia plan to keep the tradition but without the danger?

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