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Chinese New Year 2041
Friday, 1 February 2041. It opens the Year of the Metal Rooster, 辛酉, which runs until 21 January 2042.
- New Year's Eve31 January 2041
- New Year's Day1 February 2041
- Lantern Festival15 February 2041
- Animal and elementMetal Rooster 金鸡, Yin
- Year ends21 January 2042; the next new year is 22 January 2042
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.
Metal 金
Metal years are associated with resolve and clarity: the edge of a blade, the ring of a bell. Metal years favour decisiveness and finishing: clean cuts, clear words, things brought to a conclusion.
The pairing of stem and branch, 辛酉, returns once every sixty years; the last Metal Rooster year was 1981, the next is 2101.
The 2041 festival calendar
Fifteen days from the eve to the first full moon; the dates below are for 2041 only.
| Day | Date in 2041 | What happens |
|---|---|---|
| Little New Year 小年 | 25 January 2041 | The Kitchen God is sent off with sweets; the house cleaning begins. |
| New Year's Eve 除夕 | 31 January 2041, Thursday | Reunion dinner, red couplets on the door, staying up to see the year in. |
| New Year's Day 初一 | 1 February 2041, Friday | The Year of the Rooster begins; red envelopes, visits in order of seniority, no sweeping. |
| Day 2 初二 | 2 February 2041 | Married daughters visit their parents. |
| Day 5 初五 | 5 February 2041 | Shops reopen and the God of Wealth is welcomed with firecrackers. |
| Lantern Festival 元宵 | 15 February 2041, Friday | 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 2041
2041 is a Metal Rooster year, 辛酉, the 58th of the sixty stem-and-branch pairs. The same pairing last fell in 1981 and comes again in 2101; the previous Rooster year was 2029, the next is 2053. Its 纳音 "sound" in the old almanacs is 石榴木.
New Year's Day falls on a Friday; the reunion dinner is the Thursday evening before. The festival lands on 1 February in the Western calendar, near the middle of its range.
A child born between 1 February 2041 and 21 January 2042 is a Metal Rooster: Observant, honest and hard-working. The Rooster announces the dawn: it is the sign of punctuality and of saying what it sees. A baby born in January 2041 before the new year is still a Monkey.
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.
- 20358 February 2035, Wood Rabbit
- 203628 January 2036, Fire Dragon
- 203715 February 2037, Fire Snake
- 20384 February 2038, Earth Horse
- 203924 January 2039, Earth Goat
- 204012 February 2040, Metal Monkey
- 204222 January 2042, Water Dog
- 204310 February 2043, Water Pig
- 204430 January 2044, Wood Rat
- 204517 February 2045, Wood Ox
- 20466 February 2046, Fire Tiger
- 204726 January 2047, Fire Rabbit
Questions
When is Chinese New Year 2041?
Friday, 1 February 2041. New Year's Eve is 31 January 2041, and the Lantern Festival that closes the celebrations is 15 February 2041.
What animal is 2041 in the Chinese zodiac?
The Rooster. From 1 February 2041 to 21 January 2042 it is the year of the Metal Rooster (辛酉). Before 1 February 2041, the year still belongs to the previous animal, the Monkey.
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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