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Chinese New Year 1967
Thursday, 9 February 1967. It opened the Year of the Fire Goat, 丁未, which ran until 29 January 1968.
- New Year's Eve8 February 1967
- New Year's Day9 February 1967
- Lantern Festival23 February 1967
- Animal and elementFire Goat 火羊, Yin
- Year ends29 January 1968; the next new year is 30 January 1968
What the Goat year carries
The Goat
Kind, creative and calm. The Goat is the artist of the cycle, drawn to beauty and to taking care of people.
The character 羊 sits inside 美, the character for beauty, and 善, the character for kindness.
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, 丁未, returns once every sixty years; the last Fire Goat year was 1907, the next is 2027.
The 1967 festival calendar
Fifteen days from the eve to the first full moon; the dates below are for 1967 only.
| Day | Date in 1967 | What happens |
|---|---|---|
| Little New Year 小年 | 2 February 1967 | The Kitchen God is sent off with sweets; the house cleaning begins. |
| New Year's Eve 除夕 | 8 February 1967, Wednesday | Reunion dinner, red couplets on the door, staying up to see the year in. |
| New Year's Day 初一 | 9 February 1967, Thursday | The Year of the Goat begins; red envelopes, visits in order of seniority, no sweeping. |
| Day 2 初二 | 10 February 1967 | Married daughters visit their parents. |
| Day 5 初五 | 13 February 1967 | Shops reopen and the God of Wealth is welcomed with firecrackers. |
| Lantern Festival 元宵 | 23 February 1967, 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 1967
1967 is a Fire Goat year, 丁未, the 44th of the sixty stem-and-branch pairs. The same pairing last fell in 1907 and comes again in 2027; the previous Goat year was 1955, the next is 1979. Its 纳音 "sound" in the old almanacs is 天河水.
New Year's Day fell on a Thursday; the reunion dinner was the Wednesday evening before. The festival landed on 9 February in the Western calendar, near the middle of its range.
Born in 1967?
Between 9 February 1967 and 29 January 1968 you are a Fire Goat.
Anyone born from 9 February 1967 to 29 January 1968 is a Fire Goat (丁未) and turns 59 in 2026. Kind, creative and calm. The Goat is the artist of the cycle, drawn to beauty and to taking care of people. Fire years favour energy and visibility: bold moves, warm company, the spotlight.
Born in January or early February 1967, before the 9 February 1967 new year? Then the previous animal, the Horse, 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 Goat comes round again) are 1979, 1991, 2003, 2015, 2027, 2039, 2051; the next one is 2027. Tradition has you wear something red through a 本命年 for protection. The signs said to suit a Goat best are the Rabbit, the Pig and the Horse: 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.
- 196115 February 1961, Metal Ox
- 19625 February 1962, Water Tiger
- 196325 January 1963, Water Rabbit
- 196413 February 1964, Wood Dragon
- 19652 February 1965, Wood Snake
- 196621 January 1966, Fire Horse
- 196830 January 1968, Earth Monkey
- 196917 February 1969, Earth Rooster
- 19706 February 1970, Metal Dog
- 197127 January 1971, Metal Pig
- 197215 February 1972, Water Rat
- 19733 February 1973, Water Ox
Questions
When was Chinese New Year 1967?
Thursday, 9 February 1967. New Year's Eve was 8 February 1967, and the Lantern Festival that closed the celebrations was 23 February 1967.
What animal is 1967 in the Chinese zodiac?
The Goat. From 9 February 1967 to 29 January 1968 it was the year of the Fire Goat (丁未). Before 9 February 1967, the year still belongs to the previous animal, the Horse.
How old is someone born in 1967?
Someone born in the Year of the Goat 1967 turns 59 in 2026. Their zodiac years (本命年) are 1979, 1991, 2003, 2015, 2027, 2039.
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 Goat year?
Your animal depends on the exact date, not the calendar year.
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