Calendars · Find auspicious days
Chinese almanac, December 1868
Sunday
Monday
Tuesday
Wednesday
Thursday
Friday
Saturday
1十八
+ Sacrifices and ancestor offerings, Praying for blessings
− Moving house, Moving into a new home
2十九
+ Weddings, Coming-of-age ceremony
− Consecrating sacred images, Digging wells
3二十
+ Sacrifices and ancestor offerings, Ritual bathing
− Nothing is favourable
4廿一
+ Sacrifices and ancestor offerings, Visiting family and friends
− Moving into a new home, Building a stove
5廿二
+ Haircut, Visiting family and friends
− Weddings, Moving into a new home
6廿三
+ Sacrifices and ancestor offerings, Praying for blessings
− Building a stove, Medical treatment
7Major Snow
+ Sacrifices and ancestor offerings, Repairing roads
− Weddings, Moving into a new home
8廿五
+ Betrothal gifts, Making agreements
− Opening for business, Building temples
9廿六
Hanukkah
+ Weddings, Coming-of-age ceremony
− Preparing one's own tomb, Breaking ground for a grave
10廿七
+ Pulling down a house, Pulling down walls
− Moving house, Moving into a new home
11廿八
+ Placing the bed, Setting up carpentry trestles
− Building a stove, Installing doors
12廿九
+ Weddings, Sacrifices and ancestor offerings
− Felling trees, Making beams
13三十
+ Sacrifices and ancestor offerings, Ritual bathing
− Visiting family and friends, Burial
14十一月
+ Betrothal gifts, Making agreements
− Weddings, Opening for business
15初二
+ Moving into a new home, Moving house
− Weddings, Opening for business
16初三
Start of Ramadan
+ Building livestock pens, Training oxen and horses
− Moving into a new home, Moving house
17初四
+ Making agreements, Betrothal gifts
− Breaking ground for a grave, Burial
18初五
+ Making agreements, Betrothal gifts
− Praying for blessings, Moving the altar fire before renovation
19初六
+ Sacrifices and ancestor offerings, Repairing roads
− Moving house, Moving into a new home
20初七
Yalda Night
+ Weddings, Coming-of-age ceremony
− Opening for business, Betrothal gifts
21Winter Solstice
Winter Solstice (Dongzhi)
+ Weddings, Making agreements
− Travel, Digging wells
22初九
+ Sacrifices and ancestor offerings, Ritual bathing
− Weddings, Moving house
23初十
+ Coming-of-age ceremony, Receiving wealth
− Installing doors, Breaking ground
24十一
+ Betrothal gifts, Making agreements
− Weddings, Breaking ground
25十二
Christmas
+ Sacrifices and ancestor offerings, Ritual bathing
− Opening for business, Fasting and Taoist rites
26十三
+ Praying for blessings, Fasting and Taoist rites
− Moving house, Opening for business
27十四
+ Betrothal gifts, Making agreements
− Weddings, Praying for blessings
28十五
+ Hanging bed curtains, Cutting cloth for garments
− Moving into a new home, Breaking ground
29十六
+ Betrothal gifts, Making agreements
− Fasting and Taoist rites, Making beams
30十七
+ Receiving wealth, Opening for business
− Weddings, Moving house
31十八
+ Sacrifices and ancestor offerings, Encoffining
− Moving into a new home, Building and repairs