Chinese New Year 1997
7 February 1997 · Friday · Year of the Ox (丁丑)
- New Year’s Day
- 7 February 1997Friday · 正月初一
- New Year’s Eve
- 6 February 1997Thursday · 丙子年十二月廿九
- Sexagenary year
- Ding Chou丁丑 · Ox
- Nayin (year fate)
- Water in the Ravinethe element traditionally linked to this year
- Length of the lunar year
- 355 daysno leap month
- Start of Spring 1997
- 4 February 199703:01 Beijing — the divination year boundary
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Two different “new year” dates
In 1997 the zodiac changes on 4 February by the Start of Spring rule, but on 7 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 1997
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1994 | 10 Feb 1994 | Thursday | 9 Feb | Dog 甲戌 | 355 | — |
| 1995 | 31 Jan 1995 | Tuesday | 30 Jan | Pig 乙亥 | 384 | 8 |
| 1996 | 19 Feb 1996 | Monday | 18 Feb | Rat 丙子 | 354 | — |
| 1997 | 7 Feb 1997 | Friday | 6 Feb | Ox 丁丑 | 355 | — |
| 1998 | 28 Jan 1998 | Wednesday | 27 Jan | Tiger 戊寅 | 384 | 5 |
| 1999 | 16 Feb 1999 | Tuesday | 15 Feb | Rabbit 己卯 | 354 | — |
| 2000 | 5 Feb 2000 | Saturday | 4 Feb | Loong 庚辰 | 354 | — |