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Chinese New Year 1933
Thursday, 26 January 1933. It opened the Year of the Water Rooster, 癸酉, which ran until 13 February 1934.
- New Year's Eve25 January 1933
- New Year's Day26 January 1933
- Lantern Festival9 February 1933
- Animal and elementWater Rooster 水鸡, Yin
- Year ends13 February 1934; the next new year is 14 February 1934
What the Rooster year carries
The Rooster
Observant, honest and hard-working. The Rooster announces the dawn: it is the sign of punctuality and of saying what it sees.
A rooster crowing at the right hour was once how a village knew the day had begun.
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, 癸酉, returns once every sixty years; the last Water Rooster year was 1873, the next is 1993.
The 1933 festival calendar
Fifteen days from the eve to the first full moon; the dates below are for 1933 only.
| Day | Date in 1933 | What happens |
|---|---|---|
| Little New Year 小年 | 18 January 1933 | The Kitchen God is sent off with sweets; the house cleaning begins. |
| New Year's Eve 除夕 | 25 January 1933, Wednesday | Reunion dinner, red couplets on the door, staying up to see the year in. |
| New Year's Day 初一 | 26 January 1933, Thursday | The Year of the Rooster begins; red envelopes, visits in order of seniority, no sweeping. |
| Day 2 初二 | 27 January 1933 | Married daughters visit their parents. |
| Day 5 初五 | 30 January 1933 | Shops reopen and the God of Wealth is welcomed with firecrackers. |
| Lantern Festival 元宵 | 9 February 1933, Thursday | 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 1933
1933 is a Water Rooster year, 癸酉, the 10th of the sixty stem-and-branch pairs. The same pairing last fell in 1873 and comes again in 1993; the previous Rooster year was 1921, the next is 1945. Its 纳音 "sound" in the old almanacs is 剑锋金.
New Year's Day fell on a Thursday; the reunion dinner was the Wednesday evening before. The festival landed on 26 January in the Western calendar, one of the earlier dates it can take.
Born in 1933?
Between 26 January 1933 and 13 February 1934 you are a Water Rooster.
Anyone born from 26 January 1933 to 13 February 1934 is a Water Rooster (癸酉) and turns 93 in 2026. Observant, honest and hard-working. The Rooster announces the dawn: it is the sign of punctuality and of saying what it sees. Water years favour adaptability: plans that bend, conversations that flow, patience with the long way round.
Born in January or early February 1933, before the 26 January 1933 new year? Then the previous animal, the Monkey, 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 Rooster comes round again) are 1945, 1957, 1969, 1981, 1993, 2005, 2017, 2029, 2041; the next one is 2029. Tradition has you wear something red through a 本命年 for protection. The signs said to suit a Rooster best are the Ox, the Snake and the Dragon: 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.
- 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
- 19326 February 1932, Water Monkey
- 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
- 193919 February 1939, Earth Rabbit
Questions
When was Chinese New Year 1933?
Thursday, 26 January 1933. New Year's Eve was 25 January 1933, and the Lantern Festival that closed the celebrations was 9 February 1933.
What animal is 1933 in the Chinese zodiac?
The Rooster. From 26 January 1933 to 13 February 1934 it was the year of the Water Rooster (癸酉). Before 26 January 1933, the year still belongs to the previous animal, the Monkey.
How old is someone born in 1933?
Someone born in the Year of the Rooster 1933 turns 93 in 2026. Their zodiac years (本命年) are 1945, 1957, 1969, 1981, 1993, 2005, 2017, 2029, 2041.
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 Rooster year?
Your animal depends on the exact date, not the calendar year.
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