Chinese New Year 1929
10 February 1929 · Sunday · Year of the Snake (己巳)
- New Year’s Day
- 10 February 1929Sunday · 正月初一
- New Year’s Eve
- 9 February 1929Saturday · 戊辰年十二月三十
- Sexagenary year
- Ji Si己巳 · Snake
- Nayin (year fate)
- Wood of the Great Forestthe element traditionally linked to this year
- Length of the lunar year
- 354 daysno leap month
- Start of Spring 1929
- 4 February 192915:08 Beijing — the divination year boundary
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Two different “new year” dates
In 1929 the zodiac changes on 4 February by the Start of Spring rule, but on 10 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 1929
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| 1929 | 10 Feb 1929 | Sunday | 9 Feb | Snake 己巳 | 354 | — |
| 1930 | 30 Jan 1930 | Thursday | 29 Jan | Horse 庚午 | 383 | 6 |
| 1931 | 17 Feb 1931 | Tuesday | 16 Feb | Goat 辛未 | 354 | — |
| 1932 | 6 Feb 1932 | Saturday | 5 Feb | Monkey 壬申 | 355 | — |