Chinese New Year 1906
25 January 1906 · Thursday · Year of the Horse (丙午)
- New Year’s Day
- 25 January 1906Thursday · 正月初一
- New Year’s Eve
- 24 January 1906Wednesday · 乙巳年十二月三十
- Sexagenary year
- Bing Wu丙午 · Horse
- Nayin (year fate)
- Water of the Milky Waythe element traditionally linked to this year
- Length of the lunar year
- 384 daysincludes a leap 4th month
- Start of Spring 1906
- 5 February 190601:03 Beijing — the divination year boundary
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Two different “new year” dates
In 1906 the zodiac changes on 5 February by the Start of Spring rule, but on 25 January by the festival rule. Anyone born between those two dates is listed under two different animals depending on the source.
Spring Festival dates around 1906
The date drifts across a 21-day window, from 21 January to 20 February.
| Year | New Year’s Day | Weekday | Eve | Zodiac | Days | Leap month |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1903 | 29 Jan 1903 | Thursday | 28 Jan | Rabbit 癸卯 | 383 | 5 |
| 1904 | 16 Feb 1904 | Tuesday | 15 Feb | Loong 甲辰 | 354 | — |
| 1905 | 4 Feb 1905 | Saturday | 3 Feb | Snake 乙巳 | 355 | — |
| 1906 | 25 Jan 1906 | Thursday | 24 Jan | Horse 丙午 | 384 | 4 |
| 1907 | 13 Feb 1907 | Wednesday | 12 Feb | Goat 丁未 | 354 | — |
| 1908 | 2 Feb 1908 | Sunday | 1 Feb | Monkey 戊申 | 355 | — |
| 1909 | 22 Jan 1909 | Friday | 21 Jan | Rooster 己酉 | 384 | 2 |