Calendars · Find auspicious days
Chinese almanac, December 1857
Sunday
Monday
Tuesday
Wednesday
Thursday
Friday
Saturday
1十五
+ Sacrifices and ancestor offerings, Ritual bathing
− Nothing is favourable
2十六
+ Sacrifices and ancestor offerings, Visiting family and friends
− Moving into a new home, Building a stove
3十七
+ Haircut, Visiting family and friends
− Weddings, Moving into a new home
4十八
+ Sacrifices and ancestor offerings, Praying for blessings
− Building a stove, Medical treatment
5十九
+ Sacrifices and ancestor offerings, Praying for blessings
− Building a stove, Medical treatment
6二十
+ Sacrifices and ancestor offerings, Sculpting and painting deities
− Opening for business, Trading
7Major Snow
+ Weddings, Coming-of-age ceremony
− Preparing one's own tomb, Breaking ground for a grave
8廿二
+ Pulling down a house, Pulling down walls
− Moving house, Moving into a new home
9廿三
+ Placing the bed, Setting up carpentry trestles
− Building a stove, Installing doors
10廿四
+ Weddings, Sacrifices and ancestor offerings
− Felling trees, Making beams
11廿五
+ Sacrifices and ancestor offerings, Ritual bathing
− Visiting family and friends, Burial
12廿六
Hanukkah
+ Betrothal gifts, Making agreements
− Weddings, Opening for business
13廿七
+ Moving into a new home, Moving house
− Weddings, Opening for business
14廿八
+ Building livestock pens, Training oxen and horses
− Moving into a new home, Moving house
15廿九
+ Making agreements, Betrothal gifts
− Breaking ground for a grave, Burial
16十一月
+ Making agreements, Betrothal gifts
− Praying for blessings, Moving the altar fire before renovation
17初二
+ Sacrifices and ancestor offerings, Repairing roads
− Moving house, Moving into a new home
18初三
+ Weddings, Coming-of-age ceremony
− Opening for business, Betrothal gifts
19初四
+ Weddings, Making agreements
− Travel, Digging wells
20初五
+ Sacrifices and ancestor offerings, Ritual bathing
− Weddings, Moving house
21初六
Yalda Night
+ Coming-of-age ceremony, Receiving wealth
− Installing doors, Breaking ground
22Winter Solstice
Winter Solstice (Dongzhi)
+ Betrothal gifts, Making agreements
− Weddings, Breaking ground
23初八
+ Sacrifices and ancestor offerings, Ritual bathing
− Opening for business, Fasting and Taoist rites
24初九
+ Praying for blessings, Fasting and Taoist rites
− Moving house, Opening for business
25初十
Christmas
+ Betrothal gifts, Making agreements
− Weddings, Praying for blessings
26十一
+ Hanging bed curtains, Cutting cloth for garments
− Moving into a new home, Breaking ground
27十二
+ Betrothal gifts, Making agreements
− Fasting and Taoist rites, Making beams
28十三
+ Receiving wealth, Opening for business
− Weddings, Moving house
29十四
+ Sacrifices and ancestor offerings, Encoffining
− Moving into a new home, Building and repairs
30十五
+ Sculpting and painting deities, Consecrating sacred images
− Digging wells, Felling trees
31十六
+ Sacrifices and ancestor offerings, Sculpting and painting deities
− Travel, Burial