Calendars · Find auspicious days
Chinese almanac, August 1940
Sunday
Monday
Tuesday
Wednesday
Thursday
Friday
Saturday
1廿八
+ Sacrifices and ancestor offerings, Cleansing and exorcism
− Weddings, Moving into a new home
2廿九
+ Pulling down a house, Pulling down walls
− Nothing is favourable
3三十
+ Weddings, Consecrating sacred images
− Felling trees, Sacrifices and ancestor offerings
4七月
+ Weddings, Consecrating sacred images
−
5初二
+ Sacrifices and ancestor offerings, Building a stove
− Burial, Setting up the loom
6初三
+ Sacrifices and ancestor offerings, Praying for blessings
− Weddings, Travel
7初四
+ Sacrifices and ancestor offerings, Encoffining
−
8Start of Autumn
+ Weddings, Rites for wandering spirits
− Breaking ground, Breaking ground for a grave
9初六
+ Weddings, Coming-of-age ceremony
− Opening for business, Breaking ground
10初七
Qixi Festival
+ Sacrifices and ancestor offerings, Ritual bathing
− Weddings, Travel
11初八
+ Sculpting and painting deities, Coming-of-age ceremony
− Praying for blessings, Opening for business
12初九
+ Travel, Ritual bathing
− Weddings, Installing doors
13初十
Tisha B'Av
+ Betrothal gifts, Making agreements
− Opening for business, Signing contracts
14十一
+ Sacrifices and ancestor offerings, Catching pests
− Weddings, Betrothal gifts
15十二
+ Pulling down a house, Pulling down walls
− Funeral procession, Burial
16十三
+ Praying for blessings, Fasting and Taoist rites
− Breaking ground, Making agreements
17十四
+ Praying for blessings, Praying for children
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18十五
Ghost Festival (Zhongyuan)
+ Sculpting and painting deities, Consecrating sacred images
−
19十六
+ Praying for blessings, Travel
−
20十七
+ Weddings, Sacrifices and ancestor offerings
− Breaking ground, Breaking ground for a grave
21十八
+ Weddings, Travel
− Building a stove, Breaking ground
22十九
+ Making agreements, Betrothal gifts
− Weddings, Opening for business
23End of Heat
+ Making agreements, Betrothal gifts
− Opening for business, Burial
24廿一
+ Ritual bathing, Decorating walls
− Weddings, Praying for blessings
25廿二
+ Weddings, Sacrifices and ancestor offerings
− Opening for business, Burial
26廿三
+ Catching pests, Making nets
− Weddings, Moving into a new home
27廿四
+ Ritual bathing, Medical treatment
− Nothing is favourable
28廿五
+ Weddings, Making agreements
− Breaking ground, Breaking ground for a grave
29廿六
+ Weddings, Making agreements
− Consecrating sacred images, Acupuncture and moxibustion
30廿七
+ Making agreements, Betrothal gifts
− Breaking ground, Burial
31廿八
+ Weddings, Sacrifices and ancestor offerings
− Moving into a new home, Making beams