Calendars · Find auspicious days
Chinese almanac, May 1940
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Monday
Tuesday
Wednesday
Thursday
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Saturday
1廿四
+ Travel, Decorating walls
− Nothing is favourable
2廿五
+ Sacrifices and ancestor offerings, Praying for blessings
− Weddings, Receiving wealth
3廿六
+ Betrothal gifts, Weddings
− Thanking the Earth God, Praying for blessings
4廿七
+ Sacrifices and ancestor offerings, Repairing roads
− Nothing is favourable
5廿八
+ Sacrifices and ancestor offerings, Praying for blessings
− Adding to the household (adoption, hiring), Travel
6Start of Summer
+ Sacrifices and ancestor offerings, Praying for blessings
− Breaking ground, Breaking ground for a grave
7四月
+ Weddings, Betrothal gifts
− Moving house, Moving into a new home
8初二
+ Sacrifices and ancestor offerings, Ritual bathing
− Funeral procession, Burial
9初三
+ Ritual bathing, Cleaning the house
− Fasting and Taoist rites, Opening for business
10初四
+ Opening for business, Trading
− Weddings, Moving the altar fire before renovation
11初五
+ Planting, Catching pests
− Opening for business, Breaking ground
12初六
Pentecost
+ Weddings, Sacrifices and ancestor offerings
− Opening for business, Moving into a new home
13初七
+ Avoid everything else
−
14初八
+ Blocking holes against pests, Exterminating termites
− Breaking ground for a grave, Burial
15初九
+ Consecrating sacred images, Travel
−
16初十
+ Adding to the household (adoption, hiring), Raising livestock
− Nothing is favourable
17十一
+ Consecrating sacred images, Travel
− Visiting family and friends, Adding to the household (adoption, hiring)
18十二
+ Weddings, Betrothal gifts
− Installing doors
19十三
+ Weddings, Betrothal gifts
− Opening for business, Consecrating sacred images
20十四
+ Sacrifices and ancestor offerings, Pulling down a house
− Nothing is favourable
21Grain Buds
+ Weddings, Betrothal gifts
− Fasting and Taoist rites
22十六
+ Betrothal gifts, Sacrifices and ancestor offerings
− Weddings, Burial
23十七
+ Weddings, Betrothal gifts
− Breaking ground, Breaking ground for a grave
24十八
+ Making agreements, Betrothal gifts
− Weddings, Burial
25十九
+ Weddings, Cutting cloth for garments
− Taking up a post, Catching pests
26二十
+ Blocking holes against pests, Making nets
− Nothing is favourable
27廿一
+ Weddings, Making agreements
− Moving house, Moving into a new home
28廿二
+ Making agreements, Betrothal gifts
− Opening for business, Burial
29廿三
+ Ritual bathing, Repairing roads
− Nothing is favourable
30廿四
+ Weddings, Sacrifices and ancestor offerings
−
31廿五
+ Sacrifices and ancestor offerings, Consecrating sacred images
− Weddings, Raising the ridge beam