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Chinese New Year 1934
Wednesday, 14 February 1934. It opened the Year of the Wood Dog, 甲戌, which ran until 3 February 1935.
- New Year's Eve13 February 1934
- New Year's Day14 February 1934
- Lantern Festival28 February 1934
- Animal and elementWood Dog 木狗, Yang
- Year ends3 February 1935; the next new year is 4 February 1935
What the Dog year carries
The Dog
Loyal, fair and protective. The Dog keeps its word and its friends, and has a strong sense of what is right.
Dogs guard the home in both the real and the spirit world; stone and paper dogs stand at old gates.
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, 甲戌, returns once every sixty years; the last Wood Dog year was 1874, the next is 1994.
The 1934 festival calendar
Fifteen days from the eve to the first full moon; the dates below are for 1934 only.
| Day | Date in 1934 | What happens |
|---|---|---|
| Little New Year 小年 | 6 February 1934 | The Kitchen God is sent off with sweets; the house cleaning begins. |
| New Year's Eve 除夕 | 13 February 1934, Tuesday | Reunion dinner, red couplets on the door, staying up to see the year in. |
| New Year's Day 初一 | 14 February 1934, Wednesday | The Year of the Dog begins; red envelopes, visits in order of seniority, no sweeping. |
| Day 2 初二 | 15 February 1934 | Married daughters visit their parents. |
| Day 5 初五 | 18 February 1934 | Shops reopen and the God of Wealth is welcomed with firecrackers. |
| Lantern Festival 元宵 | 28 February 1934, 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 1934
1934 is a Wood Dog year, 甲戌, the 11th of the sixty stem-and-branch pairs. The same pairing last fell in 1874 and comes again in 1994; the previous Dog year was 1922, the next is 1946. Its 纳音 "sound" in the old almanacs is 山头火.
New Year's Day fell on a Wednesday; the reunion dinner was the Tuesday evening before. The festival landed on 14 February in the Western calendar, close to the latest it can fall.
Born in 1934?
Between 14 February 1934 and 3 February 1935 you are a Wood Dog.
Anyone born from 14 February 1934 to 3 February 1935 is a Wood Dog (甲戌) and turns 92 in 2026. Loyal, fair and protective. The Dog keeps its word and its friends, and has a strong sense of what is right. Wood years favour growth and beginnings: planting, building, the first steps of long projects.
Born in January or early February 1934, before the 14 February 1934 new year? Then the previous animal, the Rooster, 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 Dog comes round again) are 1946, 1958, 1970, 1982, 1994, 2006, 2018, 2030, 2042; the next one is 2030. Tradition has you wear something red through a 本命年 for protection. The signs said to suit a Dog best are the Tiger, the Horse and the Rabbit: 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.
- 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
- 193326 January 1933, Water Rooster
- 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
- 19408 February 1940, Metal Dragon
Questions
When was Chinese New Year 1934?
Wednesday, 14 February 1934. New Year's Eve was 13 February 1934, and the Lantern Festival that closed the celebrations was 28 February 1934.
What animal is 1934 in the Chinese zodiac?
The Dog. From 14 February 1934 to 3 February 1935 it was the year of the Wood Dog (甲戌). Before 14 February 1934, the year still belongs to the previous animal, the Rooster.
How old is someone born in 1934?
Someone born in the Year of the Dog 1934 turns 92 in 2026. Their zodiac years (本命年) are 1946, 1958, 1970, 1982, 1994, 2006, 2018, 2030, 2042.
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 Dog year?
Your animal depends on the exact date, not the calendar year.
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Enter your birthday and we count it by the lunar calendar: the animal, its element, your lunar birth date and your next zodiac year.
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