Calendars · Find auspicious days
Chinese almanac, August 1913
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Monday
Tuesday
Wednesday
Thursday
Friday
Saturday
1廿九
+ Betrothal gifts, Making agreements
− Praying for blessings, Raising the ridge beam
2七月
+ Sacrifices and ancestor offerings, Praying for blessings
− Weddings, Opening for business
3初二
+ Sacrifices and ancestor offerings, Adding to the household (adoption, hiring)
− Opening for business, Moving into a new home
4初三
Start of Ramadan
+ Sacrifices and ancestor offerings, Sculpting and painting deities
− Roofing, Moving into a new home
5初四
+ Sacrifices and ancestor offerings, Blocking holes against pests
− Moving house, Opening for business
6初五
+ Opening for business, Receiving wealth
− Breaking ground, Breaking ground for a grave
7初六
+ Moving house, Moving into a new home
− Opening for business, Placing the bed
8Start of Autumn
Qixi Festival
+ Sacrifices and ancestor offerings, Cleansing and exorcism
− Weddings, Travel
9初八
+ Betrothal gifts, Making agreements
− Felling trees, Thanking the Earth God
10初九
+ Decorating walls, Repairing roads
− Weddings, Lawsuits
11初十
+ Weddings, Sacrifices and ancestor offerings
− Fasting and Taoist rites, Opening for business
12十一
Tisha B'Av
+ Breaking ground for a grave, Burial
− Weddings, Moving into a new home
13十二
+ Pulling down a house, Pulling down walls
− Praying for blessings, Betrothal gifts
14十三
+ Weddings, Consecrating sacred images
− Digging wells, Haircut
15十四
+ Installing machinery, Betrothal gifts
− Moving into a new home, Weddings
16十五
Ghost Festival (Zhongyuan)
+ Weddings, Sacrifices and ancestor offerings
− Funeral procession, Burial
17十六
+ Weddings, Betrothal gifts
− Moving into a new home, Raising the ridge beam
18十七
+ Sacrifices and ancestor offerings, Travel
− Weddings, Moving into a new home
19十八
+ Weddings, Betrothal gifts
− Planting, Digging wells
20十九
+ Cleansing and exorcism, Sacrifices and ancestor offerings
− Moving the altar fire before renovation, Weddings
21二十
+ Ritual bathing, Haircut
− Opening for business, Moving into a new home
22廿一
+ Sacrifices and ancestor offerings, Haircut
− Weddings, Planting
23廿二
+ Weddings, Betrothal gifts
− Opening for business, Signing contracts
24End of Heat
+ Sacrifices and ancestor offerings, Rites for wandering spirits
− Opening for business, Trading
25廿四
+ Ritual bathing, Pulling down a house
− Fasting and Taoist rites, Opening for business
26廿五
+ Making agreements, Betrothal gifts
− Breaking ground, Breaking ground for a grave
27廿六
+ Weddings, Sacrifices and ancestor offerings
− Betrothal gifts, Making agreements
28廿七
+ Weddings, Making agreements
− Digging wells, Travel
29廿八
+ Weddings, Making agreements
− Moving the altar fire before renovation, Moving into a new home
30廿九
Laylat al-Qadr
+ Weddings, Rites for wandering spirits
− Breaking ground, Breaking ground for a grave
31三十
+ Weddings, Coming-of-age ceremony
− Opening for business, Breaking ground