On Friday, February 16th 2018 a large portion of the world’s population celebrated the Chinese New Year. Based on the Lunar calendar the celebration various in date each year but typically falls between the 20th of January and the 20th of February.

There are a lot of traditions during the celebration but my favourite is the red envelopes that the children receive with lucky money inside. An age old tradition that has now reached the new age technology era, with a red envelope app that allows the lucky money to be transferred digitally. Talk about tradition adapting to the digital age!

The new year brings a new animal that is represented, the Chinese zodiac operates in a 12 year cycle so every 12th year each of the animals is at the forefront again. 2018 is the year of the Dog. People born in an earth Dog year are known to be communicative, serious and responsible in the workplace. Which is good news for any employers 18 years or so from now.

We hope everyone has a fantastic 2018 and it is full of success and happiness!