Chinese New Year 1914
26 January 1914 · Monday · Year of the Tiger (甲寅)
- New Year’s Day
- 26 January 1914Monday · 正月初一
- New Year’s Eve
- 25 January 1914Sunday · 癸丑年十二月三十
- Sexagenary year
- Jia Yin甲寅 · Tiger
- Nayin (year fate)
- Water of the Great Streamthe element traditionally linked to this year
- Length of the lunar year
- 384 daysincludes a leap 5th month
- Start of Spring 1914
- 4 February 191423:29 Beijing — the divination year boundary
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Two different “new year” dates
In 1914 the zodiac changes on 4 February by the Start of Spring rule, but on 26 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 1914
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1911 | 30 Jan 1911 | Monday | 29 Jan | Pig 辛亥 | 384 | 6 |
| 1912 | 18 Feb 1912 | Sunday | 17 Feb | Rat 壬子 | 354 | — |
| 1913 | 6 Feb 1913 | Thursday | 5 Feb | Ox 癸丑 | 354 | — |
| 1914 | 26 Jan 1914 | Monday | 25 Jan | Tiger 甲寅 | 384 | 5 |
| 1915 | 14 Feb 1915 | Sunday | 13 Feb | Rabbit 乙卯 | 354 | — |
| 1916 | 3 Feb 1916 | Thursday | 2 Feb | Loong 丙辰 | 355 | — |
| 1917 | 23 Jan 1917 | Tuesday | 22 Jan | Snake 丁巳 | 384 | 2 |