Calendars · Find auspicious days
Chinese almanac, February 1940
Sunday
Monday
Tuesday
Wednesday
Thursday
Friday
Saturday
1廿四
+ Sacrifices and ancestor offerings, Praying for blessings
− Opening granaries, Roofing
2廿五
+ Sacrifices and ancestor offerings, Travel
− Planting, Encoffining
3廿六
+ Sacrifices and ancestor offerings, Praying for blessings
− Building a stove, Digging wells
4廿七
+ Cleansing and exorcism, Cleaning the house
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5Start of Spring
+ Betrothal gifts, Visiting family and friends
− Sacrifices and ancestor offerings, Moving house
6廿九
+ Sacrifices and ancestor offerings, Praying for blessings
− Consecrating sacred images, Weddings
7三十
New Year's Eve (Chuxi)
Ash Wednesday
+ Visiting family and friends, Praying for children
− Opening for business, Breaking ground
8正月
Spring Festival (Chinese New Year)
Seollal (Korean New Year)
+ Sacrifices and ancestor offerings, Repairing roads
− Weddings, Praying for blessings
9初二
+ Praying for blessings, Praying for children
− Buying property, Roofing
10初三
Islamic New Year
+ Starting school, Learning a craft
− Consecrating sacred images, Opening for business
11初四
+ Sacrifices and ancestor offerings, Ritual bathing
− Moving into a new home, Opening for business
12初五
+ Sacrifices and ancestor offerings, Coming-of-age ceremony
− Placing the bed, Planting
13初六
+ Sacrifices and ancestor offerings, Making nets
− Avoid everything else
14初七
+ Sculpting and painting deities, Consecrating sacred images
− Felling trees, Building a stove
15初八
+ Sacrifices and ancestor offerings, Ritual bathing
− Burial, Raising the ridge beam
16初九
+ Sacrifices and ancestor offerings, Praying for blessings
− Travel, Weddings
17初十
+ Cutting cloth for garments, Hanging bed curtains
− Sacrifices and ancestor offerings, Praying for blessings
18十一
+ Sacrifices and ancestor offerings, Fasting and Taoist rites
− Digging wells
19十二
Ashura
+ Placing the bed, Hanging bed curtains
− Fasting and Taoist rites, Building a stove
20Rain Water
+ Building a stove, Repairing roads
− Sacrifices and ancestor offerings, Praying for blessings
21十四
+ Sculpting and painting deities, Consecrating sacred images
− Roofing, Planting
22十五
Lantern Festival
+ Sacrifices and ancestor offerings, Praying for blessings
− Planting, Breaking ground
23十六
+ Seeking a doctor, Pulling down a house
− Nothing is favourable
24十七
+ Praying for blessings, Praying for children
− Building a stove, Placing the bed
25十八
+ Fishing, Encoffining
− Weddings, Raising the ridge beam
26十九
+ Sacrifices and ancestor offerings, Praying for children
− Burial, Building a stove
27二十
+ Sacrifices and ancestor offerings, Ritual bathing
− Encoffining, Burial
28廿一
+ Sacrifices and ancestor offerings, Praying for blessings
− Consecrating sacred images, Digging wells
29廿二
+ Placing the bed, Cleansing and exorcism
− Weddings, Travel