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All the essential places and dates that you need to know for Lunar New Year in 2020. Catch up with SBS Radio as we ring in the Year of the Rat at events around Australia.

SBS Mandarin speaks to the visual designer behind this year's Australia Post Lunar New Year stamps which infuse tradition with a popular Chinese cultural pastime.

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Lunar New Year

The best in Lunar New Year content from across SBS.

Cantonese

23 Jan 2020 - 2:21pm

6 taboos that you need to avoid during Lunar New Year

While it’s a time to joyously usher in the start of the new year with family and friends, there are a host of taboos and superstitions associated with Lunar New Year.

Mandarin

23 Jan 2020 - 1:39pm

Lunar New Year: The inspiration behind this year’s Australia Post stamps

SBS Mandarin speaks to the visual designer behind this year's Australia Post Lunar New Year stamps which infuse tradition with a popular Chinese cultural pastime.

Filipino

23 Jan 2020 - 1:25pm

Lunar New Year: It's all about celebrating together and strengthening family ties

For international students celebrating the Lunar New Year in Australia, it's a time for reconnecting with family members, sharing food, and strengthening family ties.

Mandarin

23 Jan 2020 - 12:36pm

Lunar New Year: What you need to know about the Year of the Rat

Here's what you need to know about the Year of the Rat, including its origins as the first of 12 Chinese Zodiac animals.

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14 ways to restart the New Year with a Lunar bang

Let's change our clocks to Lunar time and start the new year... again (!) with Chinese five-treasure duck, lucky Korean mochi balls and fragrant Burmese snapper. Health, wealth and prosperity, here we...

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