Calendars · Find auspicious days
Chinese almanac, August 1881
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Monday
Tuesday
Wednesday
Thursday
Friday
Saturday
1初七
Qixi Festival
+ Weddings, Betrothal gifts
− Taking up a post
2初八
+ Sacrifices and ancestor offerings, Building a stove
− Opening for business, Breaking ground for a grave
3初九
+ Weddings, Opening for business
− Building temples, Burial
4初十
Tisha B'Av
+ Repairing walls, Blocking holes against pests
− Nothing is favourable
5十一
+ Weddings, Betrothal gifts
− Breaking ground, Burial
6十二
+ Weddings, Sacrifices and ancestor offerings
− Opening for business, Moving into a new home
7Start of Autumn
+ Cleansing and exorcism, Sacrifices and ancestor offerings
− Moving the altar fire before renovation, Weddings
8十四
+ Ritual bathing, Haircut
− Opening for business, Moving into a new home
9十五
Ghost Festival (Zhongyuan)
+ Sacrifices and ancestor offerings, Haircut
− Weddings, Planting
10十六
+ Weddings, Betrothal gifts
− Opening for business, Signing contracts
11十七
+ Sacrifices and ancestor offerings, Rites for wandering spirits
− Opening for business, Trading
12十八
+ Ritual bathing, Pulling down a house
− Fasting and Taoist rites, Opening for business
13十九
+ Making agreements, Betrothal gifts
− Breaking ground, Breaking ground for a grave
14二十
+ Weddings, Sacrifices and ancestor offerings
− Betrothal gifts, Making agreements
15廿一
+ Weddings, Making agreements
− Digging wells, Travel
16廿二
+ Weddings, Making agreements
− Moving the altar fire before renovation, Moving into a new home
17廿三
+ Weddings, Rites for wandering spirits
− Breaking ground, Breaking ground for a grave
18廿四
+ Weddings, Coming-of-age ceremony
− Opening for business, Breaking ground
19廿五
+ Sacrifices and ancestor offerings, Ritual bathing
− Weddings, Travel
20廿六
+ Sculpting and painting deities, Coming-of-age ceremony
− Praying for blessings, Opening for business
21廿七
+ Travel, Ritual bathing
− Weddings, Installing doors
22廿八
+ Betrothal gifts, Making agreements
− Opening for business, Signing contracts
23End of Heat
Laylat al-Qadr
+ Sacrifices and ancestor offerings, Catching pests
− Weddings, Betrothal gifts
24三十
+ Pulling down a house, Pulling down walls
− Funeral procession, Burial
25闰七月
+ Praying for blessings, Fasting and Taoist rites
− Breaking ground, Making agreements
26初二
+ Praying for blessings, Praying for children
−
27初三
Eid al-Fitr
+ Sculpting and painting deities, Consecrating sacred images
−
28初四
+ Praying for blessings, Travel
−
29初五
+ Weddings, Sacrifices and ancestor offerings
− Breaking ground, Breaking ground for a grave
30初六
+ Weddings, Travel
− Building a stove, Breaking ground
31初七
+ Making agreements, Betrothal gifts
− Weddings, Opening for business