Calendars · Find auspicious days
Chinese almanac, December 1856
Sunday
Monday
Tuesday
Wednesday
Thursday
Friday
Saturday
1初五
+ Weddings, Betrothal gifts
− Roofing, Building boats
2初六
+ Betrothal gifts, Making agreements
− Weddings, Opening for business
3初七
+ Catching pests, Hunting
− Placing the bed, Installing doors
4初八
+ Sacrifices and ancestor offerings, Praying for blessings
− Moving house, Moving into a new home
5初九
+ Weddings, Coming-of-age ceremony
− Consecrating sacred images, Digging wells
6初十
+ Sacrifices and ancestor offerings, Ritual bathing
− Nothing is favourable
7Major Snow
+ Trading, Adding to the household (adoption, hiring)
− Fasting and Taoist rites, Moving into a new home
8十二
+ Weddings, Betrothal gifts
− Fasting and Taoist rites, Felling trees
9十三
+ Betrothal gifts, Making agreements
− Weddings, Breaking ground
10十四
+ Sacrifices and ancestor offerings, Repairing roads
− Weddings, Moving into a new home
11十五
+ Betrothal gifts, Making agreements
− Opening for business, Building temples
12十六
+ Weddings, Coming-of-age ceremony
− Preparing one's own tomb, Breaking ground for a grave
13十七
+ Pulling down a house, Pulling down walls
− Moving house, Moving into a new home
14十八
+ Placing the bed, Setting up carpentry trestles
− Building a stove, Installing doors
15十九
+ Weddings, Sacrifices and ancestor offerings
− Felling trees, Making beams
16二十
+ Sacrifices and ancestor offerings, Ritual bathing
− Visiting family and friends, Burial
17廿一
+ Betrothal gifts, Making agreements
− Weddings, Opening for business
18廿二
+ Moving into a new home, Moving house
− Weddings, Opening for business
19廿三
+ Building livestock pens, Training oxen and horses
− Moving into a new home, Moving house
20廿四
+ Making agreements, Betrothal gifts
− Breaking ground for a grave, Burial
21Winter Solstice
Winter Solstice (Dongzhi)
Yalda Night
+ Making agreements, Betrothal gifts
− Praying for blessings, Moving the altar fire before renovation
22廿六
Hanukkah
+ Sacrifices and ancestor offerings, Repairing roads
− Moving house, Moving into a new home
23廿七
+ Weddings, Coming-of-age ceremony
− Opening for business, Betrothal gifts
24廿八
+ Weddings, Making agreements
− Travel, Digging wells
25廿九
Christmas
+ Sacrifices and ancestor offerings, Ritual bathing
− Weddings, Moving house
26三十
+ Coming-of-age ceremony, Receiving wealth
− Installing doors, Breaking ground
27十二月
+ Betrothal gifts, Making agreements
− Weddings, Breaking ground
28初二
+ Sacrifices and ancestor offerings, Ritual bathing
− Opening for business, Fasting and Taoist rites
29初三
+ Praying for blessings, Fasting and Taoist rites
− Moving house, Opening for business
30初四
+ Betrothal gifts, Making agreements
− Weddings, Praying for blessings
31初五
+ Hanging bed curtains, Cutting cloth for garments
− Moving into a new home, Breaking ground