Calendars · Find auspicious days
Chinese almanac, February 1872
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Monday
Tuesday
Wednesday
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Saturday
1廿三
Little New Year (Xiaonian)
+ Opening for business, Trading
− Weddings, Sacrifices and ancestor offerings
2廿四
+ Opening for business, Trading
− Building and repairs, Raising the ridge beam
3廿五
+ Sacrifices and ancestor offerings, Cleansing and exorcism
−
4Start of Spring
+ Sacrifices and ancestor offerings, Repairing roads
− Weddings, Praying for blessings
5廿七
+ Praying for blessings, Praying for children
− Buying property, Roofing
6廿八
+ Starting school, Learning a craft
− Consecrating sacred images, Opening for business
7廿九
+ Sacrifices and ancestor offerings, Ritual bathing
− Moving into a new home, Opening for business
8三十
New Year's Eve (Chuxi)
+ Sacrifices and ancestor offerings, Coming-of-age ceremony
− Placing the bed, Planting
9正月
Spring Festival (Chinese New Year)
Seollal (Korean New Year)
+ Sacrifices and ancestor offerings, Making nets
− Avoid everything else
10初二
+ Sculpting and painting deities, Consecrating sacred images
− Felling trees, Building a stove
11初三
+ Sacrifices and ancestor offerings, Ritual bathing
− Burial, Raising the ridge beam
12初四
+ Sacrifices and ancestor offerings, Praying for blessings
− Travel, Weddings
13初五
+ Cutting cloth for garments, Hanging bed curtains
− Sacrifices and ancestor offerings, Praying for blessings
14初六
Ash Wednesday
+ Sacrifices and ancestor offerings, Fasting and Taoist rites
− Digging wells
15初七
+ Placing the bed, Hanging bed curtains
− Fasting and Taoist rites, Building a stove
16初八
+ Building a stove, Repairing roads
− Sacrifices and ancestor offerings, Praying for blessings
17初九
+ Sculpting and painting deities, Consecrating sacred images
− Roofing, Planting
18初十
+ Sacrifices and ancestor offerings, Praying for blessings
− Planting, Breaking ground
19Rain Water
Day of Arafah
+ Seeking a doctor, Pulling down a house
− Nothing is favourable
20十二
Eid al-Adha
+ Praying for blessings, Praying for children
− Building a stove, Placing the bed
21十三
+ Fishing, Encoffining
− Weddings, Raising the ridge beam
22十四
+ Sacrifices and ancestor offerings, Praying for children
− Burial, Building a stove
23十五
Lantern Festival
+ Sacrifices and ancestor offerings, Ritual bathing
− Encoffining, Burial
24十六
+ Sacrifices and ancestor offerings, Praying for blessings
− Consecrating sacred images, Digging wells
25十七
+ Placing the bed, Cleansing and exorcism
− Weddings, Travel
26十八
+ Weddings, Placing the bed
− Digging wells, Lawsuits
27十九
+ Weddings, Consecrating sacred images
− Moving into a new home, Moving house
28二十
+ Building a stove, Cleansing and exorcism
− Planting, Travel
29廿一
+ Cleansing and exorcism, Ritual bathing
− Nothing is favourable