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Snake shaping up to steal Lunar New Year show

Last-minute preparations are underway for Sydney's Twilight Parade, the traffic-stopping highlight of the city's Lunar New Year celebrations.

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By Rhiannon Elston

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With 3,500 performers and dozens of floats, this year's Snake-themed show features a giant bike-powered rattlesnake, dancing cacti and a life-sized game of snakes and ladders.

Creative Director Gill Minervini says Korean and Vietnamese performers will join the traditionally Chinese festivities.

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"What we're really aiming to do is to find connecting points across a range of cultures," she says.

She says the parade will hold a few surprises.

Local students from City of Sydney public schools will also be taking part.

VIEW MORE: Behind the scenes at the Twilight Parade dress rehearsals


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