Calendars · Find auspicious days
Chinese almanac, August 1856
Sunday
Monday
Tuesday
Wednesday
Thursday
Friday
Saturday
1七月
+ Sacrifices and ancestor offerings, Adding to the household (adoption, hiring)
− Opening for business, Moving into a new home
2初二
+ Sacrifices and ancestor offerings, Sculpting and painting deities
− Roofing, Moving into a new home
3初三
+ Sacrifices and ancestor offerings, Blocking holes against pests
− Moving house, Opening for business
4初四
+ Opening for business, Receiving wealth
− Breaking ground, Breaking ground for a grave
5初五
+ Moving house, Moving into a new home
− Opening for business, Placing the bed
6初六
+ Sculpting and painting deities, Travel
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7Start of Autumn
Qixi Festival
+ Betrothal gifts, Making agreements
− Felling trees, Thanking the Earth God
8初八
+ Decorating walls, Repairing roads
− Weddings, Lawsuits
9初九
+ Weddings, Sacrifices and ancestor offerings
− Fasting and Taoist rites, Opening for business
10初十
Tisha B'Av
+ Breaking ground for a grave, Burial
− Weddings, Moving into a new home
11十一
Day of Arafah
+ Pulling down a house, Pulling down walls
− Praying for blessings, Betrothal gifts
12十二
Eid al-Adha
+ Weddings, Consecrating sacred images
− Digging wells, Haircut
13十三
+ Installing machinery, Betrothal gifts
− Moving into a new home, Weddings
14十四
+ Weddings, Sacrifices and ancestor offerings
− Funeral procession, Burial
15十五
Ghost Festival (Zhongyuan)
+ Weddings, Betrothal gifts
− Moving into a new home, Raising the ridge beam
16十六
+ Sacrifices and ancestor offerings, Travel
− Weddings, Moving into a new home
17十七
+ Weddings, Betrothal gifts
− Planting, Digging wells
18十八
+ Cleansing and exorcism, Sacrifices and ancestor offerings
− Moving the altar fire before renovation, Weddings
19十九
+ Ritual bathing, Haircut
− Opening for business, Moving into a new home
20二十
+ Sacrifices and ancestor offerings, Haircut
− Weddings, Planting
21廿一
+ Weddings, Betrothal gifts
− Opening for business, Signing contracts
22廿二
+ Sacrifices and ancestor offerings, Rites for wandering spirits
− Opening for business, Trading
23End of Heat
+ Ritual bathing, Pulling down a house
− Fasting and Taoist rites, Opening for business
24廿四
+ Making agreements, Betrothal gifts
− Breaking ground, Breaking ground for a grave
25廿五
+ Weddings, Sacrifices and ancestor offerings
− Betrothal gifts, Making agreements
26廿六
+ Weddings, Making agreements
− Digging wells, Travel
27廿七
+ Weddings, Making agreements
− Moving the altar fire before renovation, Moving into a new home
28廿八
+ Weddings, Rites for wandering spirits
− Breaking ground, Breaking ground for a grave
29廿九
+ Weddings, Coming-of-age ceremony
− Opening for business, Breaking ground
30八月
+ Sacrifices and ancestor offerings, Ritual bathing
− Weddings, Travel
31初二
+ Sculpting and painting deities, Coming-of-age ceremony
− Praying for blessings, Opening for business