Chinese New Year 1935
4 February 1935 · Monday · Year of the Pig (乙亥)
- New Year’s Day
- 4 February 1935Monday · 正月初一
- New Year’s Eve
- 3 February 1935Sunday · 甲戌年十二月三十
- Sexagenary year
- Yi Hai乙亥 · Pig
- Nayin (year fate)
- Fire atop the Hillthe element traditionally linked to this year
- Length of the lunar year
- 354 daysno leap month
- Start of Spring 1935
- 5 February 193501:48 Beijing — the divination year boundary
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Two different “new year” dates
In 1935 the zodiac changes on 5 February by the Start of Spring rule, but on 4 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 1935
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1932 | 6 Feb 1932 | Saturday | 5 Feb | Monkey 壬申 | 355 | — |
| 1933 | 26 Jan 1933 | Thursday | 25 Jan | Rooster 癸酉 | 384 | 5 |
| 1934 | 14 Feb 1934 | Wednesday | 13 Feb | Dog 甲戌 | 355 | — |
| 1935 | 4 Feb 1935 | Monday | 3 Feb | Pig 乙亥 | 354 | — |
| 1936 | 24 Jan 1936 | Friday | 23 Jan | Rat 丙子 | 384 | 3 |
| 1937 | 11 Feb 1937 | Thursday | 10 Feb | Ox 丁丑 | 354 | — |
| 1938 | 31 Jan 1938 | Monday | 30 Jan | Tiger 戊寅 | 384 | 7 |