Chinese New Year 1925
24 January 1925 · Saturday · Year of the Ox (乙丑)
- New Year’s Day
- 24 January 1925Saturday · 正月初一
- New Year’s Eve
- 23 January 1925Friday · 甲子年十二月廿九
- Sexagenary year
- Yi Chou乙丑 · Ox
- Nayin (year fate)
- Gold in the Seathe element traditionally linked to this year
- Length of the lunar year
- 385 daysincludes a leap 4th month
- Start of Spring 1925
- 4 February 192515:36 Beijing — the divination year boundary
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Two different “new year” dates
In 1925 the zodiac changes on 4 February by the Start of Spring rule, but on 24 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 1925
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | — |
| 1925 | 24 Jan 1925 | Saturday | 23 Jan | Ox 乙丑 | 385 | 4 |
| 1926 | 13 Feb 1926 | Saturday | 12 Feb | Tiger 丙寅 | 354 | — |
| 1927 | 2 Feb 1927 | Wednesday | 1 Feb | Rabbit 丁卯 | 355 | — |
| 1928 | 23 Jan 1928 | Monday | 22 Jan | Loong 戊辰 | 384 | 2 |