Calendars · Find auspicious days
Chinese almanac, December 1887
Sunday
Monday
Tuesday
Wednesday
Thursday
Friday
Saturday
1十七
+ Betrothal gifts, Making agreements
− Building a stove, Setting up the loom
2十八
+ Sacrifices and ancestor offerings, Sculpting and painting deities
− Praying for blessings, Thanking the Earth God
3十九
+ Travel, Receiving wealth
− Building temples, Thanking the Earth God
4二十
+ Weddings, Betrothal gifts
− Buying property, Digging wells
5廿一
+ Weddings, Betrothal gifts
− Breaking ground for a grave, Breaking ground
6廿二
+ Sacrifices and ancestor offerings, Cleansing and exorcism
− Weddings, Burial
7Major Snow
+ Medical treatment, Pulling down a house
− Nothing is favourable
8廿四
+ Sacrifices and ancestor offerings, Praying for blessings
− Building bridges, Installing doors
9廿五
+ Cleansing and exorcism, Pulling down walls
− Nothing is favourable
10廿六
+ Ritual bathing, Haircut
− Felling trees, Acquiring livestock
11廿七
Hanukkah
+ Sacrifices and ancestor offerings, Consecrating sacred images
− Weddings, Travel
12廿八
+ Making beams, Building and repairs
− Weddings, Praying for blessings
13廿九
+ Burial, Opening a grave for reburial
− Avoid everything else
14三十
+ Weddings, Sacrifices and ancestor offerings
− Building a stove, Sculpting and painting deities
15十一月
+ Haircut, Consecrating sacred images
− Moving into a new home, Moving house
16初二
+ Sacrifices and ancestor offerings, Decorating walls
− Nothing is favourable
17初三
+ Moving into a new home, Placing the bed
− Weddings, Opening for business
18初四
+ Sacrifices and ancestor offerings, Cleansing and exorcism
− Nothing is favourable
19初五
+ Pulling down a house, Pulling down walls
− Nothing is favourable
20初六
+ Placing the bed, Sacrifices and ancestor offerings
− Installing doors, Planting
21初七
Yalda Night
+ Cleansing and exorcism, Cleaning the house
− Nothing is favourable
22Winter Solstice
Winter Solstice (Dongzhi)
+ Sacrifices and ancestor offerings, Consecrating sacred images
− Felling trees, Acquiring livestock
23初九
+ Sacrifices and ancestor offerings, Praying for blessings
− Weddings, Adding to the household (adoption, hiring)
24初十
+ Ritual bathing, Coming-of-age ceremony
− Moving house, Moving into a new home
25十一
Christmas
+ Trading, Adding to the household (adoption, hiring)
− Fasting and Taoist rites, Moving into a new home
26十二
+ Weddings, Betrothal gifts
− Fasting and Taoist rites, Felling trees
27十三
+ Betrothal gifts, Making agreements
− Weddings, Breaking ground
28十四
+ Sacrifices and ancestor offerings, Repairing roads
− Weddings, Moving into a new home
29十五
+ Betrothal gifts, Making agreements
− Opening for business, Building temples
30十六
+ Weddings, Coming-of-age ceremony
− Preparing one's own tomb, Breaking ground for a grave
31十七
+ Pulling down a house, Pulling down walls
− Moving house, Moving into a new home