Calendars · Find auspicious days
Chinese almanac, December 1897
Sunday
Monday
Tuesday
Wednesday
Thursday
Friday
Saturday
1初八
+ Pulling down a house, Pulling down walls
− Weddings, Burial
2初九
+ Betrothal gifts, Making agreements
− Raising the ridge beam, Opening granaries
3初十
+ Sacrifices and ancestor offerings, Praying for blessings
− Weddings, Adding to the household (adoption, hiring)
4十一
+ Ritual bathing, Cleaning the house
− Weddings, Moving into a new home
5十二
+ Weddings, Coming-of-age ceremony
− Felling trees, Raising the ridge beam
6十三
+ Hanging bed curtains, Cutting cloth for garments
− Buying property, Building boats
7Major Snow
+ Travel, Ritual bathing
− Moving into a new home, Burial
8十五
+ Training oxen and horses, Avoid everything else
− Moving into a new home, Breaking ground
9十六
+ Weddings, Travel
− Opening for business, Burial
10十七
+ Opening for business, Signing contracts
− Weddings, Praying for blessings
11十八
+ Repairing roads, Avoid everything else
− Nothing is favourable
12十九
+ Praying for children, Fasting and Taoist rites
− Opening for business, Weddings
13二十
+ Weddings, Making agreements
− Opening for business, Burial
14廿一
+ Medical treatment, Pulling down a house
− Nothing is favourable
15廿二
+ Sacrifices and ancestor offerings, Praying for blessings
− Building bridges, Installing doors
16廿三
+ Cleansing and exorcism, Pulling down walls
− Nothing is favourable
17廿四
+ Ritual bathing, Haircut
− Felling trees, Acquiring livestock
18廿五
+ Sacrifices and ancestor offerings, Consecrating sacred images
− Weddings, Travel
19廿六
+ Making beams, Building and repairs
− Weddings, Praying for blessings
20廿七
Hanukkah
Yalda Night
+ Burial, Opening a grave for reburial
− Avoid everything else
21Winter Solstice
Winter Solstice (Dongzhi)
+ Weddings, Sacrifices and ancestor offerings
− Building a stove, Sculpting and painting deities
22廿九
+ Haircut, Consecrating sacred images
− Moving into a new home, Moving house
23三十
+ Sacrifices and ancestor offerings, Decorating walls
− Nothing is favourable
24十二月
+ Moving into a new home, Placing the bed
− Weddings, Opening for business
25初二
Christmas
+ Sacrifices and ancestor offerings, Cleansing and exorcism
− Nothing is favourable
26初三
+ Pulling down a house, Pulling down walls
− Nothing is favourable
27初四
+ Placing the bed, Sacrifices and ancestor offerings
− Installing doors, Planting
28初五
+ Cleansing and exorcism, Cleaning the house
− Nothing is favourable
29初六
+ Sacrifices and ancestor offerings, Consecrating sacred images
− Felling trees, Acquiring livestock
30初七
+ Sacrifices and ancestor offerings, Praying for blessings
− Weddings, Adding to the household (adoption, hiring)
31初八
Laba Festival
+ Ritual bathing, Coming-of-age ceremony
− Moving house, Moving into a new home