Calendars · Find auspicious days
Chinese almanac, May 1880
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Monday
Tuesday
Wednesday
Thursday
Friday
Saturday
1廿三
+ Making agreements, Betrothal gifts
− Encoffining, Burial
2廿四
Orthodox Easter
+ Sacrifices and ancestor offerings, Praying for blessings
− Digging wells, Installing doors
3廿五
+ Sacrifices and ancestor offerings, Adding to the household (adoption, hiring)
− Digging wells, Breaking ground
4廿六
+ Betrothal gifts, Consecrating sacred images
− Weddings, Opening for business
5Start of Summer
+ Betrothal gifts, Making agreements
− Building a stove, Placing the bed
6廿八
+ Consecrating sacred images, Betrothal gifts
− Weddings, Planting
7廿九
+ Betrothal gifts, Weddings
− Felling trees, Burial
8三十
+ Opening for business, Trading
− Building a stove, Weddings
9四月
+ Weddings, Betrothal gifts
− Opening for business, Signing contracts
10初二
+ Sacrifices and ancestor offerings, Ritual bathing
− Consecrating sacred images, Burial
11初三
+ Making agreements, Betrothal gifts
− Building a stove, Opening for business
12初四
+ Sacrifices and ancestor offerings, Praying for blessings
− Placing the bed, Raising the ridge beam
13初五
+ Sacrifices and ancestor offerings, Making nets
− Visiting the sick, Weddings
14初六
+ Sacrifices and ancestor offerings, Praying for blessings
− Moving into a new home, Installing doors
15初七
+ Weddings, Coming-of-age ceremony
− Roofing, Building bridges
16初八
Pentecost
Shavuot
+ Sacrifices and ancestor offerings, Cleansing and exorcism
− Weddings, Burial
17初九
+ Weddings, Betrothal gifts
− Opening for business, Travel
18初十
+ Weddings, Betrothal gifts
− Opening for business, Building a stove
19十一
+ Sacrifices and ancestor offerings, Ritual bathing
− Praying for blessings, Weddings
20十二
+ Sacrifices and ancestor offerings, Praying for blessings
− Breaking ground, Breaking ground for a grave
21Grain Buds
+ Weddings, Betrothal gifts
− Moving house, Moving into a new home
22十四
+ Sacrifices and ancestor offerings, Ritual bathing
− Funeral procession, Burial
23十五
+ Ritual bathing, Cleaning the house
− Fasting and Taoist rites, Opening for business
24十六
+ Opening for business, Trading
− Weddings, Moving the altar fire before renovation
25十七
+ Planting, Catching pests
− Opening for business, Breaking ground
26十八
+ Weddings, Sacrifices and ancestor offerings
− Opening for business, Moving into a new home
27十九
+ Avoid everything else
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28二十
+ Blocking holes against pests, Exterminating termites
− Breaking ground for a grave, Burial
29廿一
+ Consecrating sacred images, Travel
−
30廿二
+ Adding to the household (adoption, hiring), Raising livestock
− Nothing is favourable
31廿三
+ Consecrating sacred images, Travel
− Visiting family and friends, Adding to the household (adoption, hiring)