Chinese New Year 1949
29 January 1949 · Saturday · Year of the Ox (己丑)
- New Year’s Day
- 29 January 1949Saturday · 正月初一
- New Year’s Eve
- 28 January 1949Friday · 戊子年十二月三十
- Sexagenary year
- Ji Chou己丑 · Ox
- Nayin (year fate)
- Fire of the Thunderboltthe element traditionally linked to this year
- Length of the lunar year
- 384 daysincludes a leap 7th month
- Start of Spring 1949
- 4 February 194911:22 Beijing — the divination year boundary
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Two different “new year” dates
In 1949 the zodiac changes on 4 February by the Start of Spring rule, but on 29 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 1949
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1946 | 2 Feb 1946 | Saturday | 1 Feb | Dog 丙戌 | 354 | — |
| 1947 | 22 Jan 1947 | Wednesday | 21 Jan | Pig 丁亥 | 384 | 2 |
| 1948 | 10 Feb 1948 | Tuesday | 9 Feb | Rat 戊子 | 354 | — |
| 1949 | 29 Jan 1949 | Saturday | 28 Jan | Ox 己丑 | 384 | 7 |
| 1950 | 17 Feb 1950 | Friday | 16 Feb | Tiger 庚寅 | 354 | — |
| 1951 | 6 Feb 1951 | Tuesday | 5 Feb | Rabbit 辛卯 | 355 | — |
| 1952 | 27 Jan 1952 | Sunday | 26 Jan | Loong 壬辰 | 384 | 5 |