Calendars · Find auspicious days
Chinese almanac, April 1879
Sunday
Monday
Tuesday
Wednesday
Thursday
Friday
Saturday
1初十
+ Cutting cloth for garments, Setting up the loom
− Sacrifices and ancestor offerings, Weddings
2十一
Sizdah Bedar
+ Sacrifices and ancestor offerings, Visiting family and friends
− Planting, Breaking ground
3十二
+ Cleaning the house, Blocking holes against pests
− Nothing is favourable
4十三
Cold Food Festival
+ Sculpting and painting deities, Consecrating sacred images
− Building a stove, Travel
5Pure Brightness
Qingming Festival (Tomb-Sweeping Day)
+ Consecrating sacred images, Travel
− Praying for blessings, Moving the altar fire before renovation
6十五
+ Sacrifices and ancestor offerings, Building a stove
− Weddings, Placing the bed
7十六
+ Ritual bathing, Sacrifices and ancestor offerings
− Fasting and Taoist rites, Consecrating sacred images
8十七
Passover (Pesach)
+ Sacrifices and ancestor offerings, Cleansing and exorcism
− Breaking ground, Breaking ground for a grave
9十八
+ Sacrifices and ancestor offerings, Ritual bathing
− Weddings, Opening for business
10十九
+ Ritual bathing, Blocking holes against pests
− Praying for blessings, Burial
11二十
Good Friday
+ Opening for business, Trading
− Betrothal gifts, Exchanging names (betrothal rite)
12廿一
+ Sacrifices and ancestor offerings, Repairing gates
− Weddings, Moving into a new home
13廿二
Easter
Orthodox Easter
+ Installing the household altar, Moving the altar fire before renovation
− Building a stove, Burial
14廿三
+ Sacrifices and ancestor offerings, Travel
− Moving into a new home, Building a stove
15廿四
+ Sacrifices and ancestor offerings, Decorating walls
− Consecrating sacred images, Building and repairs
16廿五
+ Weddings, Sacrifices and ancestor offerings
− Betrothal gifts, Travel
17廿六
+ Sacrifices and ancestor offerings, Sculpting and painting deities
− Praying for blessings, Moving into a new home
18廿七
+ Sacrifices and ancestor offerings, Building a stove
− Placing the bed, Moving into a new home
19廿八
+ Sacrifices and ancestor offerings, Praying for blessings
− Moving house, Moving into a new home
20Grain Rain
+ Betrothal gifts, Sacrifices and ancestor offerings
− Weddings, Opening for business
21闰三月
+ Sacrifices and ancestor offerings, Ritual bathing
− Praying for blessings, Fasting and Taoist rites
22初二
+ Ritual bathing, Catching pests
− Sacrifices and ancestor offerings, Weddings
23初三
+ Sacrifices and ancestor offerings, Praying for blessings
− Moving the altar fire before renovation, Weddings
24初四
+ Sacrifices and ancestor offerings, Catching pests
− Weddings, Burial
25初五
+ Betrothal gifts, Weddings
− Praying for blessings, Breaking ground
26初六
+ Sacrifices and ancestor offerings, Praying for blessings
− Consecrating sacred images, Weddings
27初七
+ Sacrifices and ancestor offerings, Cleansing and exorcism
− Breaking ground, Breaking ground for a grave
28初八
+ Ritual bathing, Fasting and Taoist rites
− Opening for business, Weddings
29初九
+ Praying for children, Travel
− Praying for blessings, Building and repairs
30初十
+ Sacrifices and ancestor offerings, Building a stove
− Weddings, Burial