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Lunar New Year celebrations this year will be very different

Lunar New Year festivities in Australia have been scaled back or have moved online because of the pandemic

Lunar New Year festivities in Australia have been scaled back or have moved online because of the pandemic Source: Supplied - Tet Lunar New Years Festival VIC

The pandemic travel restrictions and limits on gatherings have forced Lunar New Year event organisers to improvise.


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By Biwa Kwan

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The pandemic travel restrictions and limits on gatherings have forced Lunar New Year event organisers to improvise.


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