Chinese New Year 1938
31 January 1938 · Monday · Year of the Tiger (戊寅)
- New Year’s Day
- 31 January 1938Monday · 正月初一
- New Year’s Eve
- 30 January 1938Sunday · 丁丑年十二月廿九
- Sexagenary year
- Wu Yin戊寅 · Tiger
- Nayin (year fate)
- Earth on the City Wallthe element traditionally linked to this year
- Length of the lunar year
- 384 daysincludes a leap 7th month
- Start of Spring 1938
- 4 February 193819:14 Beijing — the divination year boundary
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Two different “new year” dates
In 1938 the zodiac changes on 4 February by the Start of Spring rule, but on 31 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 1938
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | — |
| 1941 | 27 Jan 1941 | Monday | 26 Jan | Snake 辛巳 | 384 | 6 |