Calendars · Find auspicious days
Chinese almanac, May 1897
Sunday
Monday
Tuesday
Wednesday
Thursday
Friday
Saturday
1三十
+ Sacrifices and ancestor offerings, Building a stove
− Weddings, Placing the bed
2四月
+ Ritual bathing, Sacrifices and ancestor offerings
− Fasting and Taoist rites, Consecrating sacred images
3初二
+ Sacrifices and ancestor offerings, Cleansing and exorcism
− Breaking ground, Breaking ground for a grave
4初三
+ Sacrifices and ancestor offerings, Ritual bathing
− Weddings, Opening for business
5Start of Summer
+ Sacrifices and ancestor offerings, Pulling down a house
− Nothing is favourable
6初五
+ Weddings, Betrothal gifts
− Fasting and Taoist rites
7初六
+ Betrothal gifts, Sacrifices and ancestor offerings
− Weddings, Burial
8初七
+ Weddings, Betrothal gifts
− Breaking ground, Breaking ground for a grave
9初八
+ Making agreements, Betrothal gifts
− Weddings, Burial
10初九
+ Weddings, Cutting cloth for garments
− Taking up a post, Catching pests
11初十
Day of Arafah
+ Blocking holes against pests, Making nets
− Nothing is favourable
12十一
Eid al-Adha
+ Weddings, Making agreements
− Moving house, Moving into a new home
13十二
+ Making agreements, Betrothal gifts
− Opening for business, Burial
14十三
+ Ritual bathing, Repairing roads
− Nothing is favourable
15十四
+ Weddings, Sacrifices and ancestor offerings
−
16十五
+ Sacrifices and ancestor offerings, Consecrating sacred images
− Weddings, Raising the ridge beam
17十六
+ Sacrifices and ancestor offerings, Cleansing and exorcism
− Nothing is favourable
18十七
+ Weddings, Sacrifices and ancestor offerings
−
19十八
+ Opening for business, Trading
− Moving into a new home, Moving house
20十九
+ Making nets, Cleansing and exorcism
− Nothing is favourable
21Grain Buds
+ Weddings, Sacrifices and ancestor offerings
− Acquiring livestock, Moving into a new home
22廿一
+ Weddings, Sacrifices and ancestor offerings
− Consecrating sacred images, Digging wells
23廿二
+ Cleansing and exorcism, Cleaning the house
− Nothing is favourable
24廿三
+ Opening for business, Trading
− Weddings, Placing the bed
25廿四
+ Adding to the household (adoption, hiring), Visiting family and friends
− Blocking holes against pests, Raising the ridge beam
26廿五
+ Ritual bathing, Repairing roads
− Weddings, Moving house
27廿六
+ Weddings, Sacrifices and ancestor offerings
−
28廿七
+ Sacrifices and ancestor offerings, Praying for blessings
−
29廿八
+ Pulling down a house, Pulling down walls
− Nothing is favourable
30廿九
+ Betrothal gifts, Making agreements
− Opening for business, Signing contracts
31五月
+ Opening for business, Trading
− Weddings, Digging wells