Calendars · Find auspicious days
Chinese almanac, May 1903
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Monday
Tuesday
Wednesday
Thursday
Friday
Saturday
1初五
+ Sacrifices and ancestor offerings, Avoid everything else
− Building temples, Weddings
2初六
+ Making agreements, Betrothal gifts
− Encoffining, Burial
3初七
+ Sacrifices and ancestor offerings, Praying for blessings
− Digging wells, Installing doors
4初八
+ Sacrifices and ancestor offerings, Adding to the household (adoption, hiring)
− Digging wells, Breaking ground
5初九
+ Betrothal gifts, Consecrating sacred images
− Weddings, Opening for business
6初十
+ Sacrifices and ancestor offerings, Visiting family and friends
− Weddings, Breaking ground
7Start of Summer
+ Consecrating sacred images, Betrothal gifts
− Weddings, Planting
8十二
+ Betrothal gifts, Weddings
− Felling trees, Burial
9十三
+ Opening for business, Trading
− Building a stove, Weddings
10十四
+ Weddings, Betrothal gifts
− Opening for business, Signing contracts
11十五
+ Sacrifices and ancestor offerings, Ritual bathing
− Consecrating sacred images, Burial
12十六
+ Making agreements, Betrothal gifts
− Building a stove, Opening for business
13十七
+ Sacrifices and ancestor offerings, Praying for blessings
− Placing the bed, Raising the ridge beam
14十八
+ Sacrifices and ancestor offerings, Making nets
− Visiting the sick, Weddings
15十九
+ Sacrifices and ancestor offerings, Praying for blessings
− Moving into a new home, Installing doors
16二十
+ Weddings, Coming-of-age ceremony
− Roofing, Building bridges
17廿一
+ Sacrifices and ancestor offerings, Cleansing and exorcism
− Weddings, Burial
18廿二
+ Weddings, Betrothal gifts
− Opening for business, Travel
19廿三
+ Weddings, Betrothal gifts
− Opening for business, Building a stove
20廿四
+ Sacrifices and ancestor offerings, Ritual bathing
− Praying for blessings, Weddings
21廿五
+ Sacrifices and ancestor offerings, Praying for blessings
− Breaking ground, Breaking ground for a grave
22Grain Buds
+ Weddings, Betrothal gifts
− Moving house, Moving into a new home
23廿七
+ Sacrifices and ancestor offerings, Ritual bathing
− Funeral procession, Burial
24廿八
+ Ritual bathing, Cleaning the house
− Fasting and Taoist rites, Opening for business
25廿九
+ Opening for business, Trading
− Weddings, Moving the altar fire before renovation
26三十
+ Planting, Catching pests
− Opening for business, Breaking ground
27五月
+ Weddings, Sacrifices and ancestor offerings
− Opening for business, Moving into a new home
28初二
+ Avoid everything else
−
29初三
+ Blocking holes against pests, Exterminating termites
− Breaking ground for a grave, Burial
30初四
+ Consecrating sacred images, Travel
−
31初五
Dragon Boat Festival
Pentecost
+ Adding to the household (adoption, hiring), Raising livestock
− Nothing is favourable