Calendars · Find auspicious days
Chinese almanac, December 1909
Sunday
Monday
Tuesday
Wednesday
Thursday
Friday
Saturday
1十九
+ Sacrifices and ancestor offerings, Praying for blessings
− Weddings, Adding to the household (adoption, hiring)
2二十
+ Ritual bathing, Cleaning the house
− Weddings, Moving into a new home
3廿一
+ Weddings, Coming-of-age ceremony
− Felling trees, Raising the ridge beam
4廿二
+ Hanging bed curtains, Cutting cloth for garments
− Buying property, Building boats
5廿三
+ Cleansing and exorcism, Decorating walls
− Opening for business, Breaking ground
6廿四
+ Betrothal gifts, Making agreements
− Building a stove, Setting up the loom
7廿五
+ Sacrifices and ancestor offerings, Sculpting and painting deities
− Praying for blessings, Thanking the Earth God
8Major Snow
Hanukkah
+ Opening for business, Signing contracts
− Weddings, Praying for blessings
9廿七
+ Repairing roads, Avoid everything else
− Nothing is favourable
10廿八
+ Praying for children, Fasting and Taoist rites
− Opening for business, Weddings
11廿九
+ Weddings, Making agreements
− Opening for business, Burial
12三十
+ Medical treatment, Pulling down a house
− Nothing is favourable
13十一月
+ Sacrifices and ancestor offerings, Praying for blessings
− Building bridges, Installing doors
14初二
+ Cleansing and exorcism, Pulling down walls
− Nothing is favourable
15初三
+ Ritual bathing, Haircut
− Felling trees, Acquiring livestock
16初四
+ Sacrifices and ancestor offerings, Consecrating sacred images
− Weddings, Travel
17初五
+ Making beams, Building and repairs
− Weddings, Praying for blessings
18初六
+ Burial, Opening a grave for reburial
− Avoid everything else
19初七
+ Weddings, Sacrifices and ancestor offerings
− Building a stove, Sculpting and painting deities
20初八
+ Haircut, Consecrating sacred images
− Moving into a new home, Moving house
21初九
Yalda Night
+ Sacrifices and ancestor offerings, Decorating walls
− Nothing is favourable
22Winter Solstice
Winter Solstice (Dongzhi)
Day of Arafah
+ Moving into a new home, Placing the bed
− Weddings, Opening for business
23十一
Eid al-Adha
+ Sacrifices and ancestor offerings, Cleansing and exorcism
− Nothing is favourable
24十二
+ Pulling down a house, Pulling down walls
− Nothing is favourable
25十三
Christmas
+ Placing the bed, Sacrifices and ancestor offerings
− Installing doors, Planting
26十四
+ Cleansing and exorcism, Cleaning the house
− Nothing is favourable
27十五
+ Sacrifices and ancestor offerings, Consecrating sacred images
− Felling trees, Acquiring livestock
28十六
+ Sacrifices and ancestor offerings, Praying for blessings
− Weddings, Adding to the household (adoption, hiring)
29十七
+ Ritual bathing, Coming-of-age ceremony
− Moving house, Moving into a new home
30十八
+ Trading, Adding to the household (adoption, hiring)
− Fasting and Taoist rites, Moving into a new home
31十九
+ Weddings, Betrothal gifts
− Fasting and Taoist rites, Felling trees