Chinese New Year 1954
3 February 1954 · Wednesday · Year of the Horse (甲午)
- New Year’s Day
- 3 February 1954Wednesday · 正月初一
- New Year’s Eve
- 2 February 1954Tuesday · 癸巳年十二月廿九
- Sexagenary year
- Jia Wu甲午 · Horse
- Nayin (year fate)
- Gold in the Sandthe element traditionally linked to this year
- Length of the lunar year
- 355 daysno leap month
- Start of Spring 1954
- 4 February 195416:30 Beijing — the divination year boundary
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Two different “new year” dates
In 1954 the zodiac changes on 4 February by the Start of Spring rule, but on 3 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 1954
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1951 | 6 Feb 1951 | Tuesday | 5 Feb | Rabbit 辛卯 | 355 | — |
| 1952 | 27 Jan 1952 | Sunday | 26 Jan | Loong 壬辰 | 384 | 5 |
| 1953 | 14 Feb 1953 | Saturday | 13 Feb | Snake 癸巳 | 354 | — |
| 1954 | 3 Feb 1954 | Wednesday | 2 Feb | Horse 甲午 | 355 | — |
| 1955 | 24 Jan 1955 | Monday | 23 Jan | Goat 乙未 | 384 | 3 |
| 1956 | 12 Feb 1956 | Sunday | 11 Feb | Monkey 丙申 | 354 | — |
| 1957 | 31 Jan 1957 | Thursday | 30 Jan | Rooster 丁酉 | 383 | 8 |