Chinese New Year 1937
11 February 1937 · Thursday · Year of the Ox (丁丑)
- New Year’s Day
- 11 February 1937Thursday · 正月初一
- New Year’s Eve
- 10 February 1937Wednesday · 丙子年十二月廿九
- Sexagenary year
- Ding Chou丁丑 · Ox
- Nayin (year fate)
- Water in the Ravinethe element traditionally linked to this year
- Length of the lunar year
- 354 daysno leap month
- Start of Spring 1937
- 4 February 193713:25 Beijing — the divination year boundary
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Two different “new year” dates
In 1937 the zodiac changes on 4 February by the Start of Spring rule, but on 11 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 1937
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| 1939 | 19 Feb 1939 | Sunday | 18 Feb | Rabbit 己卯 | 354 | — |
| 1940 | 8 Feb 1940 | Thursday | 7 Feb | Loong 庚辰 | 354 | — |