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The Lunar New Year celebration marks the first day of the year in a traditional lunisolar calendar and the start of spring. It is celebrated across Asia and each place that celebrates the festival has its own name for the occasion, with variations in traditions around the celebration. Learn more about what and when Lunar New Year is, traditions, as well as how organisations can get involved to raise awareness and celebrate Lunar New Year in the workplace.

Culture shapes the identity, and the sense of belonging and attachment of communities and individuals. It provides them with a framework which informs their understanding and experiences of the world, and influences their values, beliefs and actions.

Cultural Intelligence has been gaining increasing importance over the past twenty years. Alternative forms such as Cultural Quotient (CQ), cultural agility, cultural fluency and cultural competence have also become progressively common and tend to be used interchangeably.

Considerations of cultural diversity within the workplace are of notable relevance for businesses operating across different regions and markets, as well as organisations that wish to attract, retain and celebrate a multicultural workforce.