Calendars · Find auspicious days
Chinese almanac, November 1888
Sunday
Monday
Tuesday
Wednesday
Thursday
Friday
Saturday
1廿八
All Saints' Day
+ Betrothal gifts, Making agreements
− Moving into a new home, Raising the ridge beam
2廿九
Day of the Dead
+ Sacrifices and ancestor offerings, Repairing roads
− Weddings, Opening for business
3三十
+ Catching pests, Hunting
− Opening for business, Trading
4十月
Winter Clothes Day (Hanyi)
+ Weddings, Betrothal gifts
− Opening for business, Breaking ground for a grave
5初二
+ Sacrifices and ancestor offerings, Ritual bathing
− Opening for business, Weddings
6初三
+ Making agreements, Betrothal gifts
− Weddings, Opening for business
7Start of Winter
+ Weddings, Sacrifices and ancestor offerings
− Visiting the sick, Burial
8初五
+ Sacrifices and ancestor offerings, Praying for blessings
− Moving into a new home, Building a stove
9初六
+ Sacrifices and ancestor offerings, Ritual bathing
− Placing the bed, Opening for business
10初七
+ Cleansing and exorcism, Avoid everything else
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11初八
+ Placing the bed, Sacrifices and ancestor offerings
− Moving into a new home, Moving house
12初九
+ Sacrifices and ancestor offerings, Ritual bathing
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13初十
+ Weddings, Consecrating sacred images
− Buying property, Placing the bed
14十一
+ Consecrating sacred images, Cutting cloth for garments
− Weddings, Coming-of-age ceremony
15十二
+ Weddings, Consecrating sacred images
− Praying for blessings, Sacrifices and ancestor offerings
16十三
Mawlid (Prophet's Birthday)
+ Weddings, Sacrifices and ancestor offerings
− Planting, Digging wells
17十四
+ Sacrifices and ancestor offerings, Haircut
− Weddings, Breaking ground
18十五
+ Pulling down a house, Pulling down walls
− Weddings, Burial
19十六
+ Betrothal gifts, Making agreements
− Raising the ridge beam, Opening granaries
20十七
+ Sacrifices and ancestor offerings, Praying for blessings
− Weddings, Adding to the household (adoption, hiring)
21十八
+ Ritual bathing, Cleaning the house
− Weddings, Moving into a new home
22Minor Snow
+ Weddings, Coming-of-age ceremony
− Felling trees, Raising the ridge beam
23二十
+ Hanging bed curtains, Cutting cloth for garments
− Buying property, Building boats
24廿一
+ Cleansing and exorcism, Decorating walls
− Opening for business, Breaking ground
25廿二
+ Betrothal gifts, Making agreements
− Building a stove, Setting up the loom
26廿三
+ Sacrifices and ancestor offerings, Sculpting and painting deities
− Praying for blessings, Thanking the Earth God
27廿四
+ Travel, Receiving wealth
− Building temples, Thanking the Earth God
28廿五
+ Weddings, Betrothal gifts
− Buying property, Digging wells
29廿六
Hanukkah
+ Weddings, Betrothal gifts
− Breaking ground for a grave, Breaking ground
30廿七
+ Sacrifices and ancestor offerings, Cleansing and exorcism
− Weddings, Burial