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Chinese New Year 1927
Wednesday, 2 February 1927. It opened the Year of the Fire Rabbit, 丁卯, which ran until 22 January 1928.
- New Year's Eve1 February 1927
- New Year's Day2 February 1927
- Lantern Festival16 February 1927
- Animal and elementFire Rabbit 火兔, Yin
- Year ends22 January 1928; the next new year is 23 January 1928
What the Rabbit year carries
The Rabbit
Gentle, tactful and perceptive. The Rabbit prefers harmony to confrontation and tends to be the one everyone confides in.
The Jade Rabbit lives on the moon, pounding the elixir of life under the osmanthus tree; look for it at Mid-Autumn.
Fire 火
Fire years are associated with warmth and drive: summer, lanterns, the hearth. Fire years favour energy and visibility: bold moves, warm company, the spotlight.
The pairing of stem and branch, 丁卯, returns once every sixty years; the last Fire Rabbit year was 1867, the next is 1987.
The 1927 festival calendar
Fifteen days from the eve to the first full moon; the dates below are for 1927 only.
| Day | Date in 1927 | What happens |
|---|---|---|
| Little New Year 小年 | 26 January 1927 | The Kitchen God is sent off with sweets; the house cleaning begins. |
| New Year's Eve 除夕 | 1 February 1927, Tuesday | Reunion dinner, red couplets on the door, staying up to see the year in. |
| New Year's Day 初一 | 2 February 1927, Wednesday | The Year of the Rabbit begins; red envelopes, visits in order of seniority, no sweeping. |
| Day 2 初二 | 3 February 1927 | Married daughters visit their parents. |
| Day 5 初五 | 6 February 1927 | Shops reopen and the God of Wealth is welcomed with firecrackers. |
| Lantern Festival 元宵 | 16 February 1927, Wednesday | 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 1927
1927 is a Fire Rabbit year, 丁卯, the 4th of the sixty stem-and-branch pairs. The same pairing last fell in 1867 and comes again in 1987; the previous Rabbit year was 1915, the next is 1939. Its 纳音 "sound" in the old almanacs is 炉中火.
New Year's Day fell on a Wednesday; the reunion dinner was the Tuesday evening before. The festival landed on 2 February in the Western calendar, near the middle of its range.
Born in 1927?
Between 2 February 1927 and 22 January 1928 you are a Fire Rabbit.
Anyone born from 2 February 1927 to 22 January 1928 is a Fire Rabbit (丁卯) and turns 99 in 2026. Gentle, tactful and perceptive. The Rabbit prefers harmony to confrontation and tends to be the one everyone confides in. Fire years favour energy and visibility: bold moves, warm company, the spotlight.
Born in January or early February 1927, before the 2 February 1927 new year? Then the previous animal, the Tiger, 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 Rabbit comes round again) are 1939, 1951, 1963, 1975, 1987, 1999, 2011, 2023, 2035; the next one is 2035. Tradition has you wear something red through a 本命年 for protection. The signs said to suit a Rabbit best are the Goat, the Pig and the Dog: 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 1927?
Wednesday, 2 February 1927. New Year's Eve was 1 February 1927, and the Lantern Festival that closed the celebrations was 16 February 1927.
What animal is 1927 in the Chinese zodiac?
The Rabbit. From 2 February 1927 to 22 January 1928 it was the year of the Fire Rabbit (丁卯). Before 2 February 1927, the year still belongs to the previous animal, the Tiger.
How old is someone born in 1927?
Someone born in the Year of the Rabbit 1927 turns 99 in 2026. Their zodiac years (本命年) are 1939, 1951, 1963, 1975, 1987, 1999, 2011, 2023, 2035.
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 a Rabbit year?
Your animal depends on the exact date, not the calendar year.
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