Calendars · Find auspicious days
Chinese almanac, August 1916
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Monday
Tuesday
Wednesday
Thursday
Friday
Saturday
1初三
Eid al-Fitr
+ Repairing walls, Blocking holes against pests
− Nothing is favourable
2初四
+ Weddings, Betrothal gifts
− Breaking ground, Burial
3初五
+ Weddings, Sacrifices and ancestor offerings
− Opening for business, Moving into a new home
4初六
+ Weddings, Travel
− Praying for blessings, Breaking ground
5初七
Qixi Festival
+ Weddings, Sacrifices and ancestor offerings
− Opening granaries, Shipping goods
6初八
+ Moving into a new home, Moving house
− Weddings, Breaking ground for a grave
7初九
+ Sacrifices and ancestor offerings, Cleansing and exorcism
− Weddings, Moving into a new home
8Start of Autumn
Tisha B'Av
+ Sacrifices and ancestor offerings, Rites for wandering spirits
− Opening for business, Trading
9十一
+ Ritual bathing, Pulling down a house
− Fasting and Taoist rites, Opening for business
10十二
+ Making agreements, Betrothal gifts
− Breaking ground, Breaking ground for a grave
11十三
+ Weddings, Sacrifices and ancestor offerings
− Betrothal gifts, Making agreements
12十四
+ Weddings, Making agreements
− Digging wells, Travel
13十五
Ghost Festival (Zhongyuan)
+ Weddings, Making agreements
− Moving the altar fire before renovation, Moving into a new home
14十六
+ Weddings, Rites for wandering spirits
− Breaking ground, Breaking ground for a grave
15十七
+ Weddings, Coming-of-age ceremony
− Opening for business, Breaking ground
16十八
+ Sacrifices and ancestor offerings, Ritual bathing
− Weddings, Travel
17十九
+ Sculpting and painting deities, Coming-of-age ceremony
− Praying for blessings, Opening for business
18二十
+ Travel, Ritual bathing
− Weddings, Installing doors
19廿一
+ Betrothal gifts, Making agreements
− Opening for business, Signing contracts
20廿二
+ Sacrifices and ancestor offerings, Catching pests
− Weddings, Betrothal gifts
21廿三
+ Pulling down a house, Pulling down walls
− Funeral procession, Burial
22廿四
+ Praying for blessings, Fasting and Taoist rites
− Breaking ground, Making agreements
23End of Heat
+ Praying for blessings, Praying for children
−
24廿六
+ Sculpting and painting deities, Consecrating sacred images
−
25廿七
+ Praying for blessings, Travel
−
26廿八
+ Weddings, Sacrifices and ancestor offerings
− Breaking ground, Breaking ground for a grave
27廿九
+ Weddings, Travel
− Building a stove, Breaking ground
28三十
+ Making agreements, Betrothal gifts
− Weddings, Opening for business
29八月
+ Making agreements, Betrothal gifts
− Opening for business, Burial
30初二
+ Ritual bathing, Decorating walls
− Weddings, Praying for blessings
31初三
+ Weddings, Sacrifices and ancestor offerings
− Opening for business, Burial