Calendars · Find auspicious days
Chinese almanac, April 1940
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Monday
Tuesday
Wednesday
Thursday
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Saturday
1廿四
+ Sacrifices and ancestor offerings, Breaking ground
− Consecrating sacred images, Shipping goods
2廿五
Sizdah Bedar
+ Sacrifices and ancestor offerings, Consecrating sacred images
− Weddings, Planting
3廿六
+ Cutting cloth for garments, Hanging bed curtains
− Building a stove, Opening for business
4廿七
Cold Food Festival
+ Sacrifices and ancestor offerings, Making agreements
− Building a stove, Burial
5Pure Brightness
Qingming Festival (Tomb-Sweeping Day)
+ Betrothal gifts, Weddings
− Praying for blessings, Breaking ground
6廿九
+ Sacrifices and ancestor offerings, Praying for blessings
− Consecrating sacred images, Weddings
7三十
+ Sacrifices and ancestor offerings, Cleansing and exorcism
− Breaking ground, Breaking ground for a grave
8三月
+ Ritual bathing, Fasting and Taoist rites
− Opening for business, Weddings
9初二
+ Praying for children, Travel
− Praying for blessings, Building and repairs
10Shangsi Festival
+ Sacrifices and ancestor offerings, Building a stove
− Weddings, Burial
11初四
+ Making carts and tools, Sacrifices and ancestor offerings
− Moving into a new home, Breaking ground
12初五
+ Sacrifices and ancestor offerings, Praying for blessings
− Opening for business, Breaking ground
13初六
Songkran
+ Sacrifices and ancestor offerings, Ritual bathing
− Weddings, Opening for business
14初七
+ Nothing is favourable
−
15初八
+ Sacrifices and ancestor offerings, Sculpting and painting deities
− Moving the altar fire before renovation, Moving into a new home
16初九
+ Sacrifices and ancestor offerings, Avoid everything else
− Building temples, Weddings
17初十
+ Making agreements, Betrothal gifts
− Encoffining, Burial
18十一
+ Sacrifices and ancestor offerings, Praying for blessings
− Digging wells, Installing doors
19十二
+ Sacrifices and ancestor offerings, Adding to the household (adoption, hiring)
− Digging wells, Breaking ground
20Grain Rain
Mawlid (Prophet's Birthday)
+ Betrothal gifts, Consecrating sacred images
− Weddings, Opening for business
21十四
+ Sacrifices and ancestor offerings, Visiting family and friends
− Weddings, Breaking ground
22十五
+ Sacrifices and ancestor offerings, Building a stove
− Weddings, Burial
23十六
Passover (Pesach)
+ Sacrifices and ancestor offerings, Fasting and Taoist rites
− Weddings, Moving house
24十七
+ Weddings, Betrothal gifts
− Opening for business, Breaking ground
25十八
+ Sacrifices and ancestor offerings, Seeking a doctor
− Nothing is favourable
26十九
+ Ritual bathing, Making nets
− Weddings, Moving into a new home
27二十
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− Nothing is favourable
28廿一
Orthodox Easter
+ Cleansing and exorcism, Pulling down walls
− Nothing is favourable
29廿二
+ Weddings, Consecrating sacred images
− Praying for blessings, Encoffining
30廿三
+ Weddings, Travel
− Lawsuits, Consecrating sacred images