Calendars · Find auspicious days
Chinese almanac, May 1823
Sunday
Monday
Tuesday
Wednesday
Thursday
Friday
Saturday
1廿一
+ Making agreements, Betrothal gifts
− Encoffining, Burial
2廿二
+ Sacrifices and ancestor offerings, Praying for blessings
− Digging wells, Installing doors
3廿三
+ Sacrifices and ancestor offerings, Adding to the household (adoption, hiring)
− Digging wells, Breaking ground
4廿四
Orthodox Easter
+ Betrothal gifts, Consecrating sacred images
− Weddings, Opening for business
5廿五
+ Sacrifices and ancestor offerings, Visiting family and friends
− Weddings, Breaking ground
6Start of Summer
+ Consecrating sacred images, Betrothal gifts
− Weddings, Planting
7廿七
+ Betrothal gifts, Weddings
− Felling trees, Burial
8廿八
+ Opening for business, Trading
− Building a stove, Weddings
9廿九
+ Weddings, Betrothal gifts
− Opening for business, Signing contracts
10三十
+ Sacrifices and ancestor offerings, Ritual bathing
− Consecrating sacred images, Burial
11四月
+ Making agreements, Betrothal gifts
− Building a stove, Opening for business
12初二
Start of Ramadan
+ Sacrifices and ancestor offerings, Praying for blessings
− Placing the bed, Raising the ridge beam
13初三
+ Sacrifices and ancestor offerings, Making nets
− Visiting the sick, Weddings
14初四
+ Sacrifices and ancestor offerings, Praying for blessings
− Moving into a new home, Installing doors
15初五
+ Weddings, Coming-of-age ceremony
− Roofing, Building bridges
16初六
Shavuot
+ Sacrifices and ancestor offerings, Cleansing and exorcism
− Weddings, Burial
17初七
+ Weddings, Betrothal gifts
− Opening for business, Travel
18初八
Pentecost
+ Weddings, Betrothal gifts
− Opening for business, Building a stove
19初九
+ Sacrifices and ancestor offerings, Ritual bathing
− Praying for blessings, Weddings
20初十
+ Sacrifices and ancestor offerings, Praying for blessings
− Breaking ground, Breaking ground for a grave
21十一
+ Weddings, Betrothal gifts
− Moving house, Moving into a new home
22Grain Buds
+ Sacrifices and ancestor offerings, Ritual bathing
− Funeral procession, Burial
23十三
+ Ritual bathing, Cleaning the house
− Fasting and Taoist rites, Opening for business
24十四
+ Opening for business, Trading
− Weddings, Moving the altar fire before renovation
25十五
+ Planting, Catching pests
− Opening for business, Breaking ground
26十六
+ Weddings, Sacrifices and ancestor offerings
− Opening for business, Moving into a new home
27十七
+ Avoid everything else
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28十八
+ Blocking holes against pests, Exterminating termites
− Breaking ground for a grave, Burial
29十九
+ Consecrating sacred images, Travel
−
30二十
+ Adding to the household (adoption, hiring), Raising livestock
− Nothing is favourable
31廿一
+ Consecrating sacred images, Travel
− Visiting family and friends, Adding to the household (adoption, hiring)