Calendars · Find auspicious days
Chinese almanac, April 1856
Sunday
Monday
Tuesday
Wednesday
Thursday
Friday
Saturday
1廿六
+ Cutting cloth for garments, Setting up the loom
− Sacrifices and ancestor offerings, Weddings
2廿七
Sizdah Bedar
+ Sacrifices and ancestor offerings, Visiting family and friends
− Planting, Breaking ground
3廿八
Cold Food Festival
+ Cleaning the house, Blocking holes against pests
− Nothing is favourable
4Pure Brightness
Qingming Festival (Tomb-Sweeping Day)
+ Sacrifices and ancestor offerings, Praying for blessings
− Repairing tombs, Building bridges
5三月
+ Consecrating sacred images, Travel
− Praying for blessings, Moving the altar fire before renovation
6初二
+ Sacrifices and ancestor offerings, Building a stove
− Weddings, Placing the bed
7Shangsi Festival
+ Ritual bathing, Sacrifices and ancestor offerings
− Fasting and Taoist rites, Consecrating sacred images
8初四
+ Sacrifices and ancestor offerings, Cleansing and exorcism
− Breaking ground, Breaking ground for a grave
9初五
+ Sacrifices and ancestor offerings, Ritual bathing
− Weddings, Opening for business
10初六
+ Ritual bathing, Blocking holes against pests
− Praying for blessings, Burial
11初七
+ Opening for business, Trading
− Betrothal gifts, Exchanging names (betrothal rite)
12初八
+ Sacrifices and ancestor offerings, Repairing gates
− Weddings, Moving into a new home
13初九
Songkran
+ Installing the household altar, Moving the altar fire before renovation
− Building a stove, Burial
14初十
+ Sacrifices and ancestor offerings, Travel
− Moving into a new home, Building a stove
15十一
+ Sacrifices and ancestor offerings, Decorating walls
− Consecrating sacred images, Building and repairs
16十二
+ Weddings, Sacrifices and ancestor offerings
− Betrothal gifts, Travel
17十三
+ Sacrifices and ancestor offerings, Sculpting and painting deities
− Praying for blessings, Moving into a new home
18十四
+ Sacrifices and ancestor offerings, Building a stove
− Placing the bed, Moving into a new home
19十五
+ Sacrifices and ancestor offerings, Praying for blessings
− Moving house, Moving into a new home
20Grain Rain
Passover (Pesach)
+ Betrothal gifts, Sacrifices and ancestor offerings
− Weddings, Opening for business
21十七
+ Sacrifices and ancestor offerings, Ritual bathing
− Praying for blessings, Fasting and Taoist rites
22十八
+ Ritual bathing, Catching pests
− Sacrifices and ancestor offerings, Weddings
23十九
+ Sacrifices and ancestor offerings, Praying for blessings
− Moving the altar fire before renovation, Weddings
24二十
+ Sacrifices and ancestor offerings, Catching pests
− Weddings, Burial
25廿一
+ Betrothal gifts, Weddings
− Praying for blessings, Breaking ground
26廿二
+ Sacrifices and ancestor offerings, Praying for blessings
− Consecrating sacred images, Weddings
27廿三
Orthodox Easter
+ Sacrifices and ancestor offerings, Cleansing and exorcism
− Breaking ground, Breaking ground for a grave
28廿四
+ Ritual bathing, Fasting and Taoist rites
− Opening for business, Weddings
29廿五
+ Praying for children, Travel
− Praying for blessings, Building and repairs
30廿六
+ Sacrifices and ancestor offerings, Building a stove
− Weddings, Burial