Chinese New Year 1919
1 February 1919 · Saturday · Year of the Goat (己未)
- New Year’s Day
- 1 February 1919Saturday · 正月初一
- New Year’s Eve
- 31 January 1919Friday · 戊午年十二月三十
- Sexagenary year
- Ji Wei己未 · Goat
- Nayin (year fate)
- Fire in the Skythe element traditionally linked to this year
- Length of the lunar year
- 384 daysincludes a leap 7th month
- Start of Spring 1919
- 5 February 191904:39 Beijing — the divination year boundary
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Two different “new year” dates
In 1919 the zodiac changes on 5 February by the Start of Spring rule, but on 1 February by the festival rule. Anyone born between those two dates is listed under two different animals depending on the source.
Spring Festival dates around 1919
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | — |
| 1921 | 8 Feb 1921 | Tuesday | 7 Feb | Rooster 辛酉 | 354 | — |
| 1922 | 28 Jan 1922 | Saturday | 27 Jan | Dog 壬戌 | 384 | 5 |