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Chinese New Year 1993
Saturday, 23 January 1993. It opened the Year of the Water Rooster, 癸酉, which ran until 9 February 1994.
- New Year's Eve22 January 1993
- New Year's Day23 January 1993
- Lantern Festival6 February 1993
- Animal and elementWater Rooster 水鸡, Yin
- Year ends9 February 1994; the next new year is 10 February 1994
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 1933, the next is 2053.
The 1993 festival calendar
Fifteen days from the eve to the first full moon; the dates below are for 1993 only.
| Day | Date in 1993 | What happens |
|---|---|---|
| Little New Year 小年 | 15 January 1993 | The Kitchen God is sent off with sweets; the house cleaning begins. |
| New Year's Eve 除夕 | 22 January 1993, Friday | Reunion dinner, red couplets on the door, staying up to see the year in. |
| New Year's Day 初一 | 23 January 1993, Saturday | The Year of the Rooster begins; red envelopes, visits in order of seniority, no sweeping. |
| Day 2 初二 | 24 January 1993 | Married daughters visit their parents. |
| Day 5 初五 | 27 January 1993 | Shops reopen and the God of Wealth is welcomed with firecrackers. |
| Lantern Festival 元宵 | 6 February 1993, Saturday | 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 1993
1993 is a Water Rooster year, 癸酉, the 10th of the sixty stem-and-branch pairs. The same pairing last fell in 1933 and comes again in 2053; the previous Rooster year was 1981, the next is 2005. Its 纳音 "sound" in the old almanacs is 剑锋金.
New Year's Day fell on a Saturday, so the reunion dinner on 22 January 1993 landed on a Friday evening. The festival landed on 23 January in the Western calendar, one of the earlier dates it can take.
Born in 1993?
Between 23 January 1993 and 9 February 1994 you are a Water Rooster.
Anyone born from 23 January 1993 to 9 February 1994 is a Water Rooster (癸酉) and turns 33 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 1993, before the 23 January 1993 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 2005, 2017, 2029, 2041, 2053; 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.
- 198729 January 1987, Fire Rabbit
- 198817 February 1988, Earth Dragon
- 19896 February 1989, Earth Snake
- 199027 January 1990, Metal Horse
- 199115 February 1991, Metal Goat
- 19924 February 1992, Water Monkey
- 199410 February 1994, Wood Dog
- 199531 January 1995, Wood Pig
- 199619 February 1996, Fire Rat
- 19977 February 1997, Fire Ox
- 199828 January 1998, Earth Tiger
- 199916 February 1999, Earth Rabbit
Questions
When was Chinese New Year 1993?
Saturday, 23 January 1993. New Year's Eve was 22 January 1993, and the Lantern Festival that closed the celebrations was 6 February 1993.
What animal is 1993 in the Chinese zodiac?
The Rooster. From 23 January 1993 to 9 February 1994 it was the year of the Water Rooster (癸酉). Before 23 January 1993, the year still belongs to the previous animal, the Monkey.
How old is someone born in 1993?
Someone born in the Year of the Rooster 1993 turns 33 in 2026. Their zodiac years (本命年) are 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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