Chinese New Year 1955
24 January 1955 · Monday · Year of the Goat (乙未)
- New Year’s Day
- 24 January 1955Monday · 正月初一
- New Year’s Eve
- 23 January 1955Sunday · 甲午年十二月三十
- Sexagenary year
- Yi Wei乙未 · Goat
- Nayin (year fate)
- Gold in the Sandthe element traditionally linked to this year
- Length of the lunar year
- 384 daysincludes a leap 3th month
- Start of Spring 1955
- 4 February 195522:17 Beijing — the divination year boundary
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Two different “new year” dates
In 1955 the zodiac changes on 4 February by the Start of Spring rule, but on 24 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 1955
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| 1958 | 18 Feb 1958 | Tuesday | 17 Feb | Dog 戊戌 | 355 | — |