Chinese New Year 1941
27 January 1941 · Monday · Year of the Snake (辛巳)
- New Year’s Day
- 27 January 1941Monday · 正月初一
- New Year’s Eve
- 26 January 1941Sunday · 庚辰年十二月廿九
- Sexagenary year
- Xin Si辛巳 · Snake
- Nayin (year fate)
- Gold in White Waxthe element traditionally linked to this year
- Length of the lunar year
- 384 daysincludes a leap 6th month
- Start of Spring 1941
- 4 February 194112:49 Beijing — the divination year boundary
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Two different “new year” dates
In 1941 the zodiac changes on 4 February by the Start of Spring rule, but on 27 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 1941
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| 1942 | 15 Feb 1942 | Sunday | 14 Feb | Horse 壬午 | 355 | — |
| 1943 | 5 Feb 1943 | Friday | 4 Feb | Goat 癸未 | 354 | — |
| 1944 | 25 Jan 1944 | Tuesday | 24 Jan | Monkey 甲申 | 385 | 4 |