Chinese New Year 1956
12 February 1956 · Sunday · Year of the Monkey (丙申)
- New Year’s Day
- 12 February 1956Sunday · 正月初一
- New Year’s Eve
- 11 February 1956Saturday · 乙未年十二月三十
- Sexagenary year
- Bing Shen丙申 · Monkey
- Nayin (year fate)
- Fire below the Mountainthe element traditionally linked to this year
- Length of the lunar year
- 354 daysno leap month
- Start of Spring 1956
- 5 February 195604:11 Beijing — the divination year boundary
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Two different “new year” dates
In 1956 the zodiac changes on 5 February by the Start of Spring rule, but on 12 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 1956
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | — |
| 1959 | 8 Feb 1959 | Sunday | 7 Feb | Pig 己亥 | 354 | — |