Calendars · Find auspicious days
Chinese almanac, April 1916
Sunday
Monday
Tuesday
Wednesday
Thursday
Friday
Saturday
1廿九
+ Sacrifices and ancestor offerings, Cleaning the house
− Planting, Building a stove
2三月
Sizdah Bedar
+ Consecrating sacred images, Sculpting and painting deities
− Travel, Weddings
3初二
+ Coming-of-age ceremony, Encoffining
− Roofing, Building a stove
4初三
Cold Food Festival
+ Sacrifices and ancestor offerings, Weddings
− Planting, Felling trees
5Pure Brightness
Qingming Festival (Tomb-Sweeping Day)
+ Sacrifices and ancestor offerings, Praying for blessings
− Moving house, Moving into a new home
6初五
+ Betrothal gifts, Sacrifices and ancestor offerings
− Weddings, Opening for business
7初六
+ Sacrifices and ancestor offerings, Ritual bathing
− Praying for blessings, Fasting and Taoist rites
8初七
+ Ritual bathing, Catching pests
− Sacrifices and ancestor offerings, Weddings
9初八
+ Sacrifices and ancestor offerings, Praying for blessings
− Moving the altar fire before renovation, Weddings
10初九
+ Sacrifices and ancestor offerings, Catching pests
− Weddings, Burial
11初十
+ Betrothal gifts, Weddings
− Praying for blessings, Breaking ground
12十一
+ Sacrifices and ancestor offerings, Praying for blessings
− Consecrating sacred images, Weddings
13十二
Songkran
+ Sacrifices and ancestor offerings, Cleansing and exorcism
− Breaking ground, Breaking ground for a grave
14十三
+ Ritual bathing, Fasting and Taoist rites
− Opening for business, Weddings
15十四
+ Praying for children, Travel
− Praying for blessings, Building and repairs
16十五
+ Sacrifices and ancestor offerings, Building a stove
− Weddings, Burial
17十六
+ Making carts and tools, Sacrifices and ancestor offerings
− Moving into a new home, Breaking ground
18十七
Passover (Pesach)
+ Sacrifices and ancestor offerings, Praying for blessings
− Opening for business, Breaking ground
19十八
+ Sacrifices and ancestor offerings, Ritual bathing
− Weddings, Opening for business
20Grain Rain
+ Nothing is favourable
−
21二十
Good Friday
+ Sacrifices and ancestor offerings, Sculpting and painting deities
− Moving the altar fire before renovation, Moving into a new home
22廿一
+ Sacrifices and ancestor offerings, Avoid everything else
− Building temples, Weddings
23廿二
Easter
Orthodox Easter
+ Making agreements, Betrothal gifts
− Encoffining, Burial
24廿三
+ Sacrifices and ancestor offerings, Praying for blessings
− Digging wells, Installing doors
25廿四
+ Sacrifices and ancestor offerings, Adding to the household (adoption, hiring)
− Digging wells, Breaking ground
26廿五
+ Betrothal gifts, Consecrating sacred images
− Weddings, Opening for business
27廿六
+ Sacrifices and ancestor offerings, Visiting family and friends
− Weddings, Breaking ground
28廿七
+ Sacrifices and ancestor offerings, Building a stove
− Weddings, Burial
29廿八
+ Sacrifices and ancestor offerings, Fasting and Taoist rites
− Weddings, Moving house
30廿九
+ Weddings, Betrothal gifts
− Opening for business, Breaking ground