Calendars · Find auspicious days
Chinese almanac, January 1856
Sunday
Monday
Tuesday
Wednesday
Thursday
Friday
Saturday
1廿四
+ Coming-of-age ceremony, Receiving wealth
− Installing doors, Breaking ground
2廿五
+ Betrothal gifts, Making agreements
− Weddings, Breaking ground
3廿六
+ Sacrifices and ancestor offerings, Ritual bathing
− Opening for business, Fasting and Taoist rites
4廿七
+ Praying for blessings, Fasting and Taoist rites
− Moving house, Opening for business
5廿八
+ Betrothal gifts, Making agreements
− Weddings, Praying for blessings
6Minor Cold
Epiphany
Orthodox Christmas
+ Placing the bed, Cutting cloth for garments
− Buying property, Weddings
7三十
+ Sacrifices and ancestor offerings, Cleansing and exorcism
− Weddings, Breaking ground
8十二月
+ Ritual bathing, Sculpting and painting deities
− Moving into a new home, Installing doors
9初二
+ Weddings, Travel
− Digging wells, Praying for blessings
10初三
+ Cleansing and exorcism, Repairing roads
− Moving house, Moving into a new home
11初四
+ Weddings, Sacrifices and ancestor offerings
− Opening for business, Funeral procession
12初五
+ Weddings, Betrothal gifts
− Felling trees, Opening for business
13初六
+ Sacrifices and ancestor offerings, Pulling down a house
− Opening for business, Breaking ground
14初七
+ Weddings, Betrothal gifts
− Praying for blessings, Building temples
15初八
Laba Festival
+ Sacrifices and ancestor offerings, Fasting and Taoist rites
− Weddings, Moving into a new home
16初九
+ Sacrifices and ancestor offerings, Fasting and Taoist rites
− Weddings, Opening for business
17初十
+ Betrothal gifts, Making agreements
− Weddings, Hanging bed curtains
18十一
+ Sacrifices and ancestor offerings, Praying for blessings
− Moving into a new home, Buying property
19十二
Timkat (Epiphany)
+ Sacrifices and ancestor offerings, Training oxen and horses
− Weddings, Moving into a new home
20十三
+ Weddings, Consecrating sacred images
− Building a stove, Burial
21Major Cold
+ Travel, Laying foundations
− Hanging a signboard, Moving into a new home
22十五
Tu BiShvat
+ Repairing roads, Avoid everything else
− Consecrating sacred images, Weddings
23十六
+ Weddings, Making agreements
− Opening for business, Travel
24十七
+ Ritual bathing, Catching pests
− Betrothal gifts, Making agreements
25十八
+ Sacrifices and ancestor offerings, Pulling down a house
− Fasting and Taoist rites, Weddings
26十九
+ Ritual bathing, Opening granaries
− Praying for blessings, Weddings
27二十
+ Sacrifices and ancestor offerings, Ritual bathing
− Building temples, Moving into a new home
28廿一
+ Weddings, Betrothal gifts
− Opening for business, Placing the bed
29廿二
+ Making agreements, Betrothal gifts
− Building temples, Weddings
30廿三
Little New Year (Xiaonian)
+ Trading, Signing contracts
− Consecrating sacred images, Weddings
31廿四
+ Sacrifices and ancestor offerings, Cleansing and exorcism
− Breaking ground for a grave, Breaking ground