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Chinese New Year 1947
Wednesday, 22 January 1947. It opened the Year of the Fire Pig, 丁亥, which ran until 9 February 1948.
- New Year's Eve21 January 1947
- New Year's Day22 January 1947
- Lantern Festival5 February 1947
- Animal and elementFire Pig 火猪, Yin
- Year ends9 February 1948; the next new year is 10 February 1948
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.
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, 丁亥, returns once every sixty years; the last Fire Pig year was 1887, the next is 2007.
The 1947 festival calendar
Fifteen days from the eve to the first full moon; the dates below are for 1947 only.
| Day | Date in 1947 | What happens |
|---|---|---|
| Little New Year 小年 | 14 January 1947 | The Kitchen God is sent off with sweets; the house cleaning begins. |
| New Year's Eve 除夕 | 21 January 1947, Tuesday | Reunion dinner, red couplets on the door, staying up to see the year in. |
| New Year's Day 初一 | 22 January 1947, Wednesday | The Year of the Pig begins; red envelopes, visits in order of seniority, no sweeping. |
| Day 2 初二 | 23 January 1947 | Married daughters visit their parents. |
| Day 5 初五 | 26 January 1947 | Shops reopen and the God of Wealth is welcomed with firecrackers. |
| Lantern Festival 元宵 | 5 February 1947, 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 1947
1947 is a Fire Pig year, 丁亥, the 24th of the sixty stem-and-branch pairs. The same pairing last fell in 1887 and comes again in 2007; the previous Pig year was 1935, the next is 1959. Its 纳音 "sound" in the old almanacs is 屋上土.
New Year's Day fell on a Wednesday; the reunion dinner was the Tuesday evening before. The festival landed on 22 January in the Western calendar, one of the earlier dates it can take.
Born in 1947?
Between 22 January 1947 and 9 February 1948 you are a Fire Pig.
Anyone born from 22 January 1947 to 9 February 1948 is a Fire Pig (丁亥) and turns 79 in 2026. Generous, easy-going and sincere. The Pig closes the cycle with abundance; it is the sign of enjoying what has been earned. Fire years favour energy and visibility: bold moves, warm company, the spotlight.
Born in January or early February 1947, before the 22 January 1947 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 1959, 1971, 1983, 1995, 2007, 2019, 2031, 2043, 2055; 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.
- 194127 January 1941, Metal Snake
- 194215 February 1942, Water Horse
- 19435 February 1943, Water Goat
- 194425 January 1944, Wood Monkey
- 194513 February 1945, Wood Rooster
- 19462 February 1946, Fire Dog
- 194810 February 1948, Earth Rat
- 194929 January 1949, Earth Ox
- 195017 February 1950, Metal Tiger
- 19516 February 1951, Metal Rabbit
- 195227 January 1952, Water Dragon
- 195314 February 1953, Water Snake
Questions
When was Chinese New Year 1947?
Wednesday, 22 January 1947. New Year's Eve was 21 January 1947, and the Lantern Festival that closed the celebrations was 5 February 1947.
What animal is 1947 in the Chinese zodiac?
The Pig. From 22 January 1947 to 9 February 1948 it was the year of the Fire Pig (丁亥). Before 22 January 1947, the year still belongs to the previous animal, the Dog.
How old is someone born in 1947?
Someone born in the Year of the Pig 1947 turns 79 in 2026. Their zodiac years (本命年) are 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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