Chinese New Year 2014
31 January 2014 · Friday · Year of the Horse (甲午)
- New Year’s Day
- 31 January 2014Friday · 正月初一
- New Year’s Eve
- 30 January 2014Thursday · 癸巳年十二月三十
- Sexagenary year
- Jia Wu甲午 · Horse
- Nayin (year fate)
- Gold in the Sandthe element traditionally linked to this year
- Length of the lunar year
- 384 daysincludes a leap 9th month
- Start of Spring 2014
- 4 February 201406:03 Beijing — the divination year boundary
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Two different “new year” dates
In 2014 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 2014
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 3 Feb 2011 | Thursday | 2 Feb | Rabbit 辛卯 | 354 | — |
| 2012 | 23 Jan 2012 | Monday | 22 Jan | Loong 壬辰 | 384 | 4 |
| 2013 | 10 Feb 2013 | Sunday | 9 Feb | Snake 癸巳 | 355 | — |
| 2014 | 31 Jan 2014 | Friday | 30 Jan | Horse 甲午 | 384 | 9 |
| 2015 | 19 Feb 2015 | Thursday | 18 Feb | Goat 乙未 | 354 | — |
| 2016 | 8 Feb 2016 | Monday | 7 Feb | Monkey 丙申 | 355 | — |
| 2017 | 28 Jan 2017 | Saturday | 27 Jan | Rooster 丁酉 | 384 | 6 |