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Chinese New Year 1925
Saturday, 24 January 1925. It opened the Year of the Wood Ox, 乙丑, which ran until 12 February 1926.
- New Year's Eve23 January 1925
- New Year's Day24 January 1925
- Lantern Festival7 February 1925
- Animal and elementWood Ox 木牛, Yin
- Year ends12 February 1926; the next new year is 13 February 1926
What the Ox year carries
The Ox
Steady, patient and dependable. The Ox finishes what it starts and is trusted with what matters; in farming China it was the family's most valuable companion.
The Ox would have won the river race, but carried the Rat across and came second without complaint.
Wood 木
Wood years are associated with growth and flexibility: spring, bamboo, new shoots. Wood years favour growth and beginnings: planting, building, the first steps of long projects.
The pairing of stem and branch, 乙丑, returns once every sixty years; the last Wood Ox year was 1865, the next is 1985.
The 1925 festival calendar
Fifteen days from the eve to the first full moon; the dates below are for 1925 only.
| Day | Date in 1925 | What happens |
|---|---|---|
| Little New Year 小年 | 17 January 1925 | The Kitchen God is sent off with sweets; the house cleaning begins. |
| New Year's Eve 除夕 | 23 January 1925, Friday | Reunion dinner, red couplets on the door, staying up to see the year in. |
| New Year's Day 初一 | 24 January 1925, Saturday | The Year of the Ox begins; red envelopes, visits in order of seniority, no sweeping. |
| Day 2 初二 | 25 January 1925 | Married daughters visit their parents. |
| Day 5 初五 | 28 January 1925 | Shops reopen and the God of Wealth is welcomed with firecrackers. |
| Lantern Festival 元宵 | 7 February 1925, Saturday | First full moon: lanterns, riddles, sweet rice balls. The season closes. |
In mainland China the public holiday usually runs from the eve for seven or eight days; Hong Kong, Taiwan, Singapore and Malaysia each keep their own, shorter, holiday. How the days are kept, in more detail: the traditions.
What is particular to 1925
1925 is a Wood Ox year, 乙丑, the 2th of the sixty stem-and-branch pairs. The same pairing last fell in 1865 and comes again in 1985; the previous Ox year was 1913, the next is 1937. Its 纳音 "sound" in the old almanacs is 海中金.
New Year's Day fell on a Saturday, so the reunion dinner on 23 January 1925 landed on a Friday evening. The festival landed on 24 January in the Western calendar, one of the earlier dates it can take.
Born in 1925?
Between 24 January 1925 and 12 February 1926 you are a Wood Ox.
Anyone born from 24 January 1925 to 12 February 1926 is a Wood Ox (乙丑) and turns 101 in 2026. Steady, patient and dependable. The Ox finishes what it starts and is trusted with what matters; in farming China it was the family's most valuable companion. Wood years favour growth and beginnings: planting, building, the first steps of long projects.
Born in January or early February 1925, before the 24 January 1925 new year? Then the previous animal, the Rat, is yours: the zodiac follows the lunar calendar, not 1 January. The zodiac calculator settles it from the exact date.
Your zodiac years (本命年, when the Ox comes round again) are 1937, 1949, 1961, 1973, 1985, 1997, 2009, 2021, 2033; the next one is 2033. Tradition has you wear something red through a 本命年 for protection. The signs said to suit an Ox best are the Snake, the Rooster and the Rat: the compatibility table has every pair.
Chinese New Year in other years
The second new moon after the winter solstice, so it moves between 21 January and 20 February. Every year from 1924 to 2050.
Questions
When was Chinese New Year 1925?
Saturday, 24 January 1925. New Year's Eve was 23 January 1925, and the Lantern Festival that closed the celebrations was 7 February 1925.
What animal is 1925 in the Chinese zodiac?
The Ox. From 24 January 1925 to 12 February 1926 it was the year of the Wood Ox (乙丑). Before 24 January 1925, the year still belongs to the previous animal, the Rat.
How old is someone born in 1925?
Someone born in the Year of the Ox 1925 turns 101 in 2026. Their zodiac years (本命年) are 1937, 1949, 1961, 1973, 1985, 1997, 2009, 2021, 2033.
Why does the date change every year?
The festival falls on the second new moon after the winter solstice, so it moves between 21 January and 20 February on the Western calendar.
How long does Chinese New Year last?
Fifteen days, from New Year's Day to the Lantern Festival on the fifteenth of the first lunar month. Most people have a week of public holiday in mainland China.
Born in an Ox year?
Your animal depends on the exact date, not the calendar year.
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