Chinese New Year 1917
23 January 1917 · Tuesday · Year of the Snake (丁巳)
- New Year’s Day
- 23 January 1917Tuesday · 正月初一
- New Year’s Eve
- 22 January 1917Monday · 丙辰年十二月廿九
- Sexagenary year
- Ding Si丁巳 · Snake
- Nayin (year fate)
- Earth in the Sandthe element traditionally linked to this year
- Length of the lunar year
- 384 daysincludes a leap 2th month
- Start of Spring 1917
- 4 February 191716:57 Beijing — the divination year boundary
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Two different “new year” dates
In 1917 the zodiac changes on 4 February by the Start of Spring rule, but on 23 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 1917
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| 1918 | 11 Feb 1918 | Monday | 10 Feb | Horse 戊午 | 355 | — |
| 1919 | 1 Feb 1919 | Saturday | 31 Jan | Goat 己未 | 384 | 7 |
| 1920 | 20 Feb 1920 | Friday | 19 Feb | Monkey 庚申 | 354 | — |