Calendars · Find auspicious days
Chinese almanac, May 1857
Sunday
Monday
Tuesday
Wednesday
Thursday
Friday
Saturday
1初八
+ Sacrifices and ancestor offerings, Avoid everything else
− Building temples, Weddings
2初九
+ Making agreements, Betrothal gifts
− Encoffining, Burial
3初十
+ Sacrifices and ancestor offerings, Praying for blessings
− Digging wells, Installing doors
4十一
+ Sacrifices and ancestor offerings, Adding to the household (adoption, hiring)
− Digging wells, Breaking ground
5Start of Summer
+ Blocking holes against pests, Exterminating termites
− Weddings, Burial
6十三
+ Betrothal gifts, Making agreements
− Building a stove, Placing the bed
7十四
+ Consecrating sacred images, Betrothal gifts
− Weddings, Planting
8十五
+ Betrothal gifts, Weddings
− Felling trees, Burial
9十六
+ Opening for business, Trading
− Building a stove, Weddings
10十七
+ Weddings, Betrothal gifts
− Opening for business, Signing contracts
11十八
+ Sacrifices and ancestor offerings, Ritual bathing
− Consecrating sacred images, Burial
12十九
+ Making agreements, Betrothal gifts
− Building a stove, Opening for business
13二十
+ Sacrifices and ancestor offerings, Praying for blessings
− Placing the bed, Raising the ridge beam
14廿一
+ Sacrifices and ancestor offerings, Making nets
− Visiting the sick, Weddings
15廿二
+ Sacrifices and ancestor offerings, Praying for blessings
− Moving into a new home, Installing doors
16廿三
+ Weddings, Coming-of-age ceremony
− Roofing, Building bridges
17廿四
+ Sacrifices and ancestor offerings, Cleansing and exorcism
− Weddings, Burial
18廿五
+ Weddings, Betrothal gifts
− Opening for business, Travel
19廿六
+ Weddings, Betrothal gifts
− Opening for business, Building a stove
20廿七
+ Sacrifices and ancestor offerings, Ritual bathing
− Praying for blessings, Weddings
21Grain Buds
Laylat al-Qadr
+ Sacrifices and ancestor offerings, Praying for blessings
− Breaking ground, Breaking ground for a grave
22廿九
+ Weddings, Betrothal gifts
− Moving house, Moving into a new home
23五月
+ Sacrifices and ancestor offerings, Ritual bathing
− Funeral procession, Burial
24初二
+ Ritual bathing, Cleaning the house
− Fasting and Taoist rites, Opening for business
25初三
Eid al-Fitr
+ Opening for business, Trading
− Weddings, Moving the altar fire before renovation
26初四
+ Planting, Catching pests
− Opening for business, Breaking ground
27初五
Dragon Boat Festival
+ Weddings, Sacrifices and ancestor offerings
− Opening for business, Moving into a new home
28初六
+ Avoid everything else
−
29初七
Shavuot
+ Blocking holes against pests, Exterminating termites
− Breaking ground for a grave, Burial
30初八
+ Consecrating sacred images, Travel
−
31初九
Pentecost
+ Adding to the household (adoption, hiring), Raising livestock
− Nothing is favourable