Chinese New Year 1981
5 February 1981 · Thursday · Year of the Rooster (辛酉)
- New Year’s Day
- 5 February 1981Thursday · 正月初一
- New Year’s Eve
- 4 February 1981Wednesday · 庚申年十二月三十
- Sexagenary year
- Xin You辛酉 · Rooster
- Nayin (year fate)
- Wood of the Pomegranatethe element traditionally linked to this year
- Length of the lunar year
- 354 daysno leap month
- Start of Spring 1981
- 4 February 198105:55 Beijing — the divination year boundary
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Two different “new year” dates
In 1981 the zodiac changes on 4 February by the Start of Spring rule, but on 5 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 1981
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1978 | 7 Feb 1978 | Tuesday | 6 Feb | Horse 戊午 | 355 | — |
| 1979 | 28 Jan 1979 | Sunday | 27 Jan | Goat 己未 | 384 | 6 |
| 1980 | 16 Feb 1980 | Saturday | 15 Feb | Monkey 庚申 | 355 | — |
| 1981 | 5 Feb 1981 | Thursday | 4 Feb | Rooster 辛酉 | 354 | — |
| 1982 | 25 Jan 1982 | Monday | 24 Jan | Dog 壬戌 | 384 | 4 |
| 1983 | 13 Feb 1983 | Sunday | 12 Feb | Pig 癸亥 | 354 | — |
| 1984 | 2 Feb 1984 | Thursday | 1 Feb | Rat 甲子 | 384 | 10 |