Chinese New Year 1921
8 February 1921 · Tuesday · Year of the Rooster (辛酉)
- New Year’s Day
- 8 February 1921Tuesday · 正月初一
- New Year’s Eve
- 7 February 1921Monday · 庚申年十二月三十
- Sexagenary year
- Xin You辛酉 · Rooster
- Nayin (year fate)
- Wood of the Pomegranatethe element traditionally linked to this year
- Length of the lunar year
- 354 daysno leap month
- Start of Spring 1921
- 4 February 192116:20 Beijing — the divination year boundary
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Two different “new year” dates
In 1921 the zodiac changes on 4 February by the Start of Spring rule, but on 8 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 1921
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| 1923 | 16 Feb 1923 | Friday | 15 Feb | Pig 癸亥 | 354 | — |
| 1924 | 5 Feb 1924 | Tuesday | 4 Feb | Rat 甲子 | 354 | — |