Chinese New Year 1957
31 January 1957 · Thursday · Year of the Rooster (丁酉)
- New Year’s Day
- 31 January 1957Thursday · 正月初一
- New Year’s Eve
- 30 January 1957Wednesday · 丙申年十二月三十
- Sexagenary year
- Ding You丁酉 · Rooster
- Nayin (year fate)
- Fire below the Mountainthe element traditionally linked to this year
- Length of the lunar year
- 383 daysincludes a leap 8th month
- Start of Spring 1957
- 4 February 195709:54 Beijing — the divination year boundary
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Two different “new year” dates
In 1957 the zodiac changes on 4 February by the Start of Spring rule, but on 31 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 1957
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | — |
| 1960 | 28 Jan 1960 | Thursday | 27 Jan | Rat 庚子 | 384 | 6 |