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Chinese New Year 1995
Tuesday, 31 January 1995. It opened the Year of the Wood Pig, 乙亥, which ran until 18 February 1996.
- New Year's Eve30 January 1995
- New Year's Day31 January 1995
- Lantern Festival14 February 1995
- Animal and elementWood Pig 木猪, Yin
- Year ends18 February 1996; the next new year is 19 February 1996
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 1935, the next is 2055.
The 1995 festival calendar
Fifteen days from the eve to the first full moon; the dates below are for 1995 only.
| Day | Date in 1995 | What happens |
|---|---|---|
| Little New Year 小年 | 23 January 1995 | The Kitchen God is sent off with sweets; the house cleaning begins. |
| New Year's Eve 除夕 | 30 January 1995, Monday | Reunion dinner, red couplets on the door, staying up to see the year in. |
| New Year's Day 初一 | 31 January 1995, Tuesday | The Year of the Pig begins; red envelopes, visits in order of seniority, no sweeping. |
| Day 2 初二 | 1 February 1995 | Married daughters visit their parents. |
| Day 5 初五 | 4 February 1995 | Shops reopen and the God of Wealth is welcomed with firecrackers. |
| Lantern Festival 元宵 | 14 February 1995, Tuesday | 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 1995
1995 is a Wood Pig year, 乙亥, the 12th of the sixty stem-and-branch pairs. The same pairing last fell in 1935 and comes again in 2055; the previous Pig year was 1983, the next is 2007. Its 纳音 "sound" in the old almanacs is 山头火.
New Year's Day fell on a Tuesday; the reunion dinner was the Monday evening before. The festival landed on 31 January in the Western calendar, near the middle of its range.
Born in 1995?
Between 31 January 1995 and 18 February 1996 you are a Wood Pig.
Anyone born from 31 January 1995 to 18 February 1996 is a Wood Pig (乙亥) and turns 31 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 1995, before the 31 January 1995 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 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.
- 19896 February 1989, Earth Snake
- 199027 January 1990, Metal Horse
- 199115 February 1991, Metal Goat
- 19924 February 1992, Water Monkey
- 199323 January 1993, Water Rooster
- 199410 February 1994, Wood Dog
- 199619 February 1996, Fire Rat
- 19977 February 1997, Fire Ox
- 199828 January 1998, Earth Tiger
- 199916 February 1999, Earth Rabbit
- 20005 February 2000, Metal Dragon
- 200124 January 2001, Metal Snake
Questions
When was Chinese New Year 1995?
Tuesday, 31 January 1995. New Year's Eve was 30 January 1995, and the Lantern Festival that closed the celebrations was 14 February 1995.
What animal is 1995 in the Chinese zodiac?
The Pig. From 31 January 1995 to 18 February 1996 it was the year of the Wood Pig (乙亥). Before 31 January 1995, the year still belongs to the previous animal, the Dog.
How old is someone born in 1995?
Someone born in the Year of the Pig 1995 turns 31 in 2026. Their zodiac years (本命年) are 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.
Find your animal
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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