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Chinese New Year 1935
Monday, 4 February 1935. It opened the Year of the Wood Pig, 乙亥, which ran until 23 January 1936.
- New Year's Eve3 February 1935
- New Year's Day4 February 1935
- Lantern Festival18 February 1935
- Animal and elementWood Pig 木猪, Yin
- Year ends23 January 1936; the next new year is 24 January 1936
What the Pig year carries
The Pig
Generous, easy-going and sincere. The Pig closes the cycle with abundance; it is the sign of enjoying what has been earned.
A pig under a roof is the character 家, home: a household was counted complete when it kept one.
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, 乙亥, returns once every sixty years; the last Wood Pig year was 1875, the next is 1995.
The 1935 festival calendar
Fifteen days from the eve to the first full moon; the dates below are for 1935 only.
| Day | Date in 1935 | What happens |
|---|---|---|
| Little New Year 小年 | 27 January 1935 | The Kitchen God is sent off with sweets; the house cleaning begins. |
| New Year's Eve 除夕 | 3 February 1935, Sunday | Reunion dinner, red couplets on the door, staying up to see the year in. |
| New Year's Day 初一 | 4 February 1935, Monday | The Year of the Pig begins; red envelopes, visits in order of seniority, no sweeping. |
| Day 2 初二 | 5 February 1935 | Married daughters visit their parents. |
| Day 5 初五 | 8 February 1935 | Shops reopen and the God of Wealth is welcomed with firecrackers. |
| Lantern Festival 元宵 | 18 February 1935, Monday | 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 1935
1935 is a Wood Pig year, 乙亥, the 12th of the sixty stem-and-branch pairs. The same pairing last fell in 1875 and comes again in 1995; the previous Pig year was 1923, the next is 1947. Its 纳音 "sound" in the old almanacs is 山头火.
New Year's Day fell on a Monday; the reunion dinner was the Sunday evening before. The festival landed on 4 February in the Western calendar, near the middle of its range.
Born in 1935?
Between 4 February 1935 and 23 January 1936 you are a Wood Pig.
Anyone born from 4 February 1935 to 23 January 1936 is a Wood Pig (乙亥) and turns 91 in 2026. Generous, easy-going and sincere. The Pig closes the cycle with abundance; it is the sign of enjoying what has been earned. Wood years favour growth and beginnings: planting, building, the first steps of long projects.
Born in January or early February 1935, before the 4 February 1935 new year? Then the previous animal, the Dog, 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 Pig comes round again) are 1947, 1959, 1971, 1983, 1995, 2007, 2019, 2031, 2043; the next one is 2031. Tradition has you wear something red through a 本命年 for protection. The signs said to suit a Pig best are the Rabbit, the Goat and the Tiger: 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.
- 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
- 193414 February 1934, Wood Dog
- 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
- 194127 January 1941, Metal Snake
Questions
When was Chinese New Year 1935?
Monday, 4 February 1935. New Year's Eve was 3 February 1935, and the Lantern Festival that closed the celebrations was 18 February 1935.
What animal is 1935 in the Chinese zodiac?
The Pig. From 4 February 1935 to 23 January 1936 it was the year of the Wood Pig (乙亥). Before 4 February 1935, the year still belongs to the previous animal, the Dog.
How old is someone born in 1935?
Someone born in the Year of the Pig 1935 turns 91 in 2026. Their zodiac years (本命年) are 1947, 1959, 1971, 1983, 1995, 2007, 2019, 2031, 2043.
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 Pig year?
Your animal depends on the exact date, not the calendar year.
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