Calendars · Find auspicious days
Chinese almanac, December 1879
Sunday
Monday
Tuesday
Wednesday
Thursday
Friday
Saturday
1十八
+ Weddings, Betrothal gifts
− Roofing, Building boats
2十九
+ Betrothal gifts, Making agreements
− Weddings, Opening for business
3二十
+ Catching pests, Hunting
− Placing the bed, Installing doors
4廿一
+ Sacrifices and ancestor offerings, Praying for blessings
− Moving house, Moving into a new home
5廿二
+ Weddings, Coming-of-age ceremony
− Consecrating sacred images, Digging wells
6廿三
+ Sacrifices and ancestor offerings, Ritual bathing
− Nothing is favourable
7Major Snow
+ Trading, Adding to the household (adoption, hiring)
− Fasting and Taoist rites, Moving into a new home
8廿五
+ Weddings, Betrothal gifts
− Fasting and Taoist rites, Felling trees
9廿六
+ Betrothal gifts, Making agreements
− Weddings, Breaking ground
10廿七
Hanukkah
+ Sacrifices and ancestor offerings, Repairing roads
− Weddings, Moving into a new home
11廿八
+ Betrothal gifts, Making agreements
− Opening for business, Building temples
12廿九
+ Weddings, Coming-of-age ceremony
− Preparing one's own tomb, Breaking ground for a grave
13十一月
+ Pulling down a house, Pulling down walls
− Moving house, Moving into a new home
14初二
+ Placing the bed, Setting up carpentry trestles
− Building a stove, Installing doors
15初三
Islamic New Year
+ Weddings, Sacrifices and ancestor offerings
− Felling trees, Making beams
16初四
+ Sacrifices and ancestor offerings, Ritual bathing
− Visiting family and friends, Burial
17初五
+ Betrothal gifts, Making agreements
− Weddings, Opening for business
18初六
+ Moving into a new home, Moving house
− Weddings, Opening for business
19初七
+ Building livestock pens, Training oxen and horses
− Moving into a new home, Moving house
20初八
+ Making agreements, Betrothal gifts
− Breaking ground for a grave, Burial
21初九
Yalda Night
+ Making agreements, Betrothal gifts
− Praying for blessings, Moving the altar fire before renovation
22Winter Solstice
Winter Solstice (Dongzhi)
+ Sacrifices and ancestor offerings, Repairing roads
− Moving house, Moving into a new home
23十一
+ Weddings, Coming-of-age ceremony
− Opening for business, Betrothal gifts
24十二
Ashura
+ Weddings, Making agreements
− Travel, Digging wells
25十三
Christmas
+ Sacrifices and ancestor offerings, Ritual bathing
− Weddings, Moving house
26十四
+ Coming-of-age ceremony, Receiving wealth
− Installing doors, Breaking ground
27十五
+ Betrothal gifts, Making agreements
− Weddings, Breaking ground
28十六
+ Sacrifices and ancestor offerings, Ritual bathing
− Opening for business, Fasting and Taoist rites
29十七
+ Praying for blessings, Fasting and Taoist rites
− Moving house, Opening for business
30十八
+ Betrothal gifts, Making agreements
− Weddings, Praying for blessings
31十九
+ Hanging bed curtains, Cutting cloth for garments
− Moving into a new home, Breaking ground