Calendars · Find auspicious days
Chinese almanac, January 1938
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Saturday
1三十
+ Sacrifices and ancestor offerings, Sculpting and painting deities
− Travel, Burial
2十二月
+ Sacrifices and ancestor offerings, Seeking a doctor
− Nothing is favourable
3初二
+ Sacrifices and ancestor offerings, Praying for blessings
− Consecrating sacred images, Planting
4初三
+ Sculpting and painting deities, Fasting and Taoist rites
−
5初四
+ Sacrifices and ancestor offerings, Ritual bathing
− Opening for business, Breaking ground for a grave
6Minor Cold
Epiphany
+ Sacrifices and ancestor offerings, Fasting and Taoist rites
− Weddings, Opening for business
7初六
Orthodox Christmas
+ Betrothal gifts, Making agreements
− Weddings, Hanging bed curtains
8初七
+ Sacrifices and ancestor offerings, Praying for blessings
− Moving into a new home, Buying property
9初八
Laba Festival
+ Sacrifices and ancestor offerings, Training oxen and horses
− Weddings, Moving into a new home
10初九
+ Weddings, Consecrating sacred images
− Building a stove, Burial
11初十
+ Travel, Laying foundations
− Hanging a signboard, Moving into a new home
12十一
+ Repairing roads, Avoid everything else
− Consecrating sacred images, Weddings
13十二
+ Weddings, Making agreements
− Opening for business, Travel
14十三
+ Ritual bathing, Catching pests
− Betrothal gifts, Making agreements
15十四
+ Sacrifices and ancestor offerings, Pulling down a house
− Fasting and Taoist rites, Weddings
16十五
+ Ritual bathing, Opening granaries
− Praying for blessings, Weddings
17十六
Tu BiShvat
+ Sacrifices and ancestor offerings, Ritual bathing
− Building temples, Moving into a new home
18十七
+ Weddings, Betrothal gifts
− Opening for business, Placing the bed
19十八
Timkat (Epiphany)
+ Making agreements, Betrothal gifts
− Building temples, Weddings
20十九
+ Trading, Signing contracts
− Consecrating sacred images, Weddings
21Major Cold
+ Sacrifices and ancestor offerings, Cleansing and exorcism
− Breaking ground for a grave, Breaking ground
22廿一
+ Betrothal gifts, Making agreements
− Visiting the sick, Sacrifices and ancestor offerings
23廿二
+ Weddings, Making agreements
− Moving into a new home, Consecrating sacred images
24廿三
Little New Year (Xiaonian)
+ Sacrifices and ancestor offerings, Coming-of-age ceremony
− Moving house, Moving into a new home
25廿四
+ Sacrifices and ancestor offerings, Installing mortars and millstones
− Weddings, Burial
26廿五
+ Weddings, Sacrifices and ancestor offerings
− Roofing, Opening for business
27廿六
+ Pulling down a house, Pulling down walls
− Weddings, Opening for business
28廿七
+ Betrothal gifts, Making agreements
− Praying for blessings, Weddings
29廿八
+ Encoffining, Removing mourning clothes
− Opening for business, Felling trees
30廿九
New Year's Eve (Chuxi)
+ Sacrifices and ancestor offerings, Building a stove
− Opening for business, Placing the bed
31正月
Spring Festival (Chinese New Year)
Seollal (Korean New Year)
+ Sculpting and painting deities, Consecrating sacred images
− Weddings, Encoffining