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Chinese New Year 1932
Saturday, 6 February 1932. It opened the Year of the Water Monkey, 壬申, which ran until 25 January 1933.
- New Year's Eve5 February 1932
- New Year's Day6 February 1932
- Lantern Festival20 February 1932
- Animal and elementWater Monkey 水猴, Yang
- Year ends25 January 1933; the next new year is 26 January 1933
What the Monkey year carries
The Monkey
Clever, playful and inventive. The Monkey solves problems sideways and keeps everyone laughing while it does.
Sun Wukong, the Monkey King of Journey to the West, is the most loved character in Chinese literature.
Water 水
Water years are associated with adaptability and depth: rivers finding their way. Water years favour adaptability: plans that bend, conversations that flow, patience with the long way round.
The pairing of stem and branch, 壬申, returns once every sixty years; the last Water Monkey year was 1872, the next is 1992.
The 1932 festival calendar
Fifteen days from the eve to the first full moon; the dates below are for 1932 only.
| Day | Date in 1932 | What happens |
|---|---|---|
| Little New Year 小年 | 30 January 1932 | The Kitchen God is sent off with sweets; the house cleaning begins. |
| New Year's Eve 除夕 | 5 February 1932, Friday | Reunion dinner, red couplets on the door, staying up to see the year in. |
| New Year's Day 初一 | 6 February 1932, Saturday | The Year of the Monkey begins; red envelopes, visits in order of seniority, no sweeping. |
| Day 2 初二 | 7 February 1932 | Married daughters visit their parents. |
| Day 5 初五 | 10 February 1932 | Shops reopen and the God of Wealth is welcomed with firecrackers. |
| Lantern Festival 元宵 | 20 February 1932, 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 1932
1932 is a Water Monkey year, 壬申, the 9th of the sixty stem-and-branch pairs. The same pairing last fell in 1872 and comes again in 1992; the previous Monkey year was 1920, the next is 1944. Its 纳音 "sound" in the old almanacs is 剑锋金.
New Year's Day fell on a Saturday, so the reunion dinner on 5 February 1932 landed on a Friday evening. The festival landed on 6 February in the Western calendar, near the middle of its range.
Born in 1932?
Between 6 February 1932 and 25 January 1933 you are a Water Monkey.
Anyone born from 6 February 1932 to 25 January 1933 is a Water Monkey (壬申) and turns 94 in 2026. Clever, playful and inventive. The Monkey solves problems sideways and keeps everyone laughing while it does. Water years favour adaptability: plans that bend, conversations that flow, patience with the long way round.
Born in January or early February 1932, before the 6 February 1932 new year? Then the previous animal, the Goat, 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 Monkey comes round again) are 1944, 1956, 1968, 1980, 1992, 2004, 2016, 2028, 2040; the next one is 2028. Tradition has you wear something red through a 本命年 for protection. The signs said to suit a Monkey best are the Rat, the Dragon and the Snake: 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.
- 192613 February 1926, Fire Tiger
- 19272 February 1927, Fire Rabbit
- 192823 January 1928, Earth Dragon
- 192910 February 1929, Earth Snake
- 193030 January 1930, Metal Horse
- 193117 February 1931, Metal Goat
- 193326 January 1933, Water Rooster
- 193414 February 1934, Wood Dog
- 19354 February 1935, Wood Pig
- 193624 January 1936, Fire Rat
- 193711 February 1937, Fire Ox
- 193831 January 1938, Earth Tiger
Questions
When was Chinese New Year 1932?
Saturday, 6 February 1932. New Year's Eve was 5 February 1932, and the Lantern Festival that closed the celebrations was 20 February 1932.
What animal is 1932 in the Chinese zodiac?
The Monkey. From 6 February 1932 to 25 January 1933 it was the year of the Water Monkey (壬申). Before 6 February 1932, the year still belongs to the previous animal, the Goat.
How old is someone born in 1932?
Someone born in the Year of the Monkey 1932 turns 94 in 2026. Their zodiac years (本命年) are 1944, 1956, 1968, 1980, 1992, 2004, 2016, 2028, 2040.
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 Monkey year?
Your animal depends on the exact date, not the calendar year.
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