Calendars · Find auspicious days
Chinese almanac, December 1876
Sunday
Monday
Tuesday
Wednesday
Thursday
Friday
Saturday
1十六
+ Weddings, Betrothal gifts
− Buying property, Digging wells
2十七
+ Weddings, Betrothal gifts
− Breaking ground for a grave, Breaking ground
3十八
+ Sacrifices and ancestor offerings, Cleansing and exorcism
− Weddings, Burial
4十九
+ Sacrifices and ancestor offerings, Cleaning the house
− Weddings, Moving into a new home
5二十
+ Making agreements, Betrothal gifts
− Weddings, Moving house
6廿一
+ Sacrifices and ancestor offerings, Ritual bathing
− Weddings, Betrothal gifts
7Major Snow
+ Ritual bathing, Haircut
− Felling trees, Acquiring livestock
8廿三
+ Sacrifices and ancestor offerings, Consecrating sacred images
− Weddings, Travel
9廿四
+ Making beams, Building and repairs
− Weddings, Praying for blessings
10廿五
+ Burial, Opening a grave for reburial
− Avoid everything else
11廿六
Hanukkah
+ Weddings, Sacrifices and ancestor offerings
− Building a stove, Sculpting and painting deities
12廿七
+ Haircut, Consecrating sacred images
− Moving into a new home, Moving house
13廿八
+ Sacrifices and ancestor offerings, Decorating walls
− Nothing is favourable
14廿九
+ Moving into a new home, Placing the bed
− Weddings, Opening for business
15三十
+ Sacrifices and ancestor offerings, Cleansing and exorcism
− Nothing is favourable
16十一月
+ Pulling down a house, Pulling down walls
− Nothing is favourable
17初二
+ Placing the bed, Sacrifices and ancestor offerings
− Installing doors, Planting
18初三
+ Cleansing and exorcism, Cleaning the house
− Nothing is favourable
19初四
+ Sacrifices and ancestor offerings, Consecrating sacred images
− Felling trees, Acquiring livestock
20初五
Yalda Night
+ Sacrifices and ancestor offerings, Praying for blessings
− Weddings, Adding to the household (adoption, hiring)
21Winter Solstice
Winter Solstice (Dongzhi)
+ Ritual bathing, Coming-of-age ceremony
− Moving house, Moving into a new home
22初七
+ Trading, Adding to the household (adoption, hiring)
− Fasting and Taoist rites, Moving into a new home
23初八
+ Weddings, Betrothal gifts
− Fasting and Taoist rites, Felling trees
24初九
+ Betrothal gifts, Making agreements
− Weddings, Breaking ground
25初十
Christmas
+ Sacrifices and ancestor offerings, Repairing roads
− Weddings, Moving into a new home
26十一
Day of Arafah
+ Betrothal gifts, Making agreements
− Opening for business, Building temples
27十二
Eid al-Adha
+ Weddings, Coming-of-age ceremony
− Preparing one's own tomb, Breaking ground for a grave
28十三
+ Pulling down a house, Pulling down walls
− Moving house, Moving into a new home
29十四
+ Placing the bed, Setting up carpentry trestles
− Building a stove, Installing doors
30十五
+ Weddings, Sacrifices and ancestor offerings
− Felling trees, Making beams
31十六
+ Sacrifices and ancestor offerings, Ritual bathing
− Visiting family and friends, Burial