Calendars · Find auspicious days
Chinese almanac, April 1888
Sunday
Monday
Tuesday
Wednesday
Thursday
Friday
Saturday
1廿一
Easter
Sizdah Bedar
+ Coming-of-age ceremony, Signing contracts
− Weddings, Praying for blessings
2廿二
+ Sacrifices and ancestor offerings, Visiting family and friends
− Weddings, Breaking ground
3廿三
Cold Food Festival
+ Sacrifices and ancestor offerings, Ritual bathing
− Weddings, Burial
4Pure Brightness
Qingming Festival (Tomb-Sweeping Day)
+ Sacrifices and ancestor offerings, Praying for blessings
− Weddings, Receiving wealth
5廿五
+ Betrothal gifts, Weddings
− Thanking the Earth God, Praying for blessings
6廿六
+ Sacrifices and ancestor offerings, Repairing roads
− Nothing is favourable
7廿七
+ Sacrifices and ancestor offerings, Praying for blessings
− Adding to the household (adoption, hiring), Travel
8廿八
+ Sacrifices and ancestor offerings, Praying for blessings
− Breaking ground, Breaking ground for a grave
9廿九
+ Sacrifices and ancestor offerings, Cleansing and exorcism
− Nothing is favourable
10三十
+ Blocking holes against pests, Cleaning the house
− Nothing is favourable
11三月
+ Sacrifices and ancestor offerings, Praying for blessings
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12初二
+ Cleansing and exorcism, Pulling down a house
− Nothing is favourable
13初三
Songkran
+ Weddings, Praying for blessings
− Sacrifices and ancestor offerings, Encoffining
14初四
+ Sacrifices and ancestor offerings, Cutting cloth for garments
− Weddings, Digging wells
15初五
+ Sacrifices and ancestor offerings, Travel
− Consecrating sacred images, Felling trees
16初六
+ Sacrifices and ancestor offerings, Praying for blessings
− Repairing tombs, Building bridges
17初七
+ Consecrating sacred images, Travel
− Praying for blessings, Moving the altar fire before renovation
18初八
+ Sacrifices and ancestor offerings, Building a stove
− Weddings, Placing the bed
19Grain Rain
+ Ritual bathing, Sacrifices and ancestor offerings
− Fasting and Taoist rites, Consecrating sacred images
20初十
+ Sacrifices and ancestor offerings, Cleansing and exorcism
− Breaking ground, Breaking ground for a grave
21十一
+ Sacrifices and ancestor offerings, Ritual bathing
− Weddings, Opening for business
22十二
+ Ritual bathing, Blocking holes against pests
− Praying for blessings, Burial
23十三
+ Opening for business, Trading
− Betrothal gifts, Exchanging names (betrothal rite)
24十四
+ Sacrifices and ancestor offerings, Repairing gates
− Weddings, Moving into a new home
25十五
+ Installing the household altar, Moving the altar fire before renovation
− Building a stove, Burial
26十六
+ Sacrifices and ancestor offerings, Travel
− Moving into a new home, Building a stove
27十七
+ Sacrifices and ancestor offerings, Decorating walls
− Consecrating sacred images, Building and repairs
28十八
+ Weddings, Sacrifices and ancestor offerings
− Betrothal gifts, Travel
29十九
+ Sacrifices and ancestor offerings, Sculpting and painting deities
− Praying for blessings, Moving into a new home
30二十
+ Sacrifices and ancestor offerings, Building a stove
− Placing the bed, Moving into a new home