Calendars · Find auspicious days
Chinese almanac, April 1948
Sunday
Monday
Tuesday
Wednesday
Thursday
Friday
Saturday
1廿二
+ Cleaning the house, Blocking holes against pests
− Nothing is favourable
2廿三
Sizdah Bedar
+ Sculpting and painting deities, Consecrating sacred images
− Building a stove, Travel
3廿四
+ Sacrifices and ancestor offerings, Weddings
− Breaking ground, Building a stove
4廿五
Cold Food Festival
+ Praying for blessings, Praying for children
− Taking up a post
5Pure Brightness
Qingming Festival (Tomb-Sweeping Day)
+ Ritual bathing, Sacrifices and ancestor offerings
− Fasting and Taoist rites, Consecrating sacred images
6廿七
+ Sacrifices and ancestor offerings, Cleansing and exorcism
− Breaking ground, Breaking ground for a grave
7廿八
+ Sacrifices and ancestor offerings, Ritual bathing
− Weddings, Opening for business
8廿九
+ Ritual bathing, Blocking holes against pests
− Praying for blessings, Burial
9三月
+ Opening for business, Trading
− Betrothal gifts, Exchanging names (betrothal rite)
10初二
+ Sacrifices and ancestor offerings, Repairing gates
− Weddings, Moving into a new home
11Shangsi Festival
+ Installing the household altar, Moving the altar fire before renovation
− Building a stove, Burial
12初四
+ Sacrifices and ancestor offerings, Travel
− Moving into a new home, Building a stove
13初五
Songkran
+ Sacrifices and ancestor offerings, Decorating walls
− Consecrating sacred images, Building and repairs
14初六
+ Weddings, Sacrifices and ancestor offerings
− Betrothal gifts, Travel
15初七
+ Sacrifices and ancestor offerings, Sculpting and painting deities
− Praying for blessings, Moving into a new home
16初八
+ Sacrifices and ancestor offerings, Building a stove
− Placing the bed, Moving into a new home
17初九
+ Sacrifices and ancestor offerings, Praying for blessings
− Moving house, Moving into a new home
18初十
+ Betrothal gifts, Sacrifices and ancestor offerings
− Weddings, Opening for business
19十一
+ Sacrifices and ancestor offerings, Ritual bathing
− Praying for blessings, Fasting and Taoist rites
20Grain Rain
+ Ritual bathing, Catching pests
− Sacrifices and ancestor offerings, Weddings
21十三
+ Sacrifices and ancestor offerings, Praying for blessings
− Moving the altar fire before renovation, Weddings
22十四
+ Sacrifices and ancestor offerings, Catching pests
− Weddings, Burial
23十五
+ Betrothal gifts, Weddings
− Praying for blessings, Breaking ground
24十六
Passover (Pesach)
+ Sacrifices and ancestor offerings, Praying for blessings
− Consecrating sacred images, Weddings
25十七
+ Sacrifices and ancestor offerings, Cleansing and exorcism
− Breaking ground, Breaking ground for a grave
26十八
+ Ritual bathing, Fasting and Taoist rites
− Opening for business, Weddings
27十九
+ Praying for children, Travel
− Praying for blessings, Building and repairs
28二十
+ Sacrifices and ancestor offerings, Building a stove
− Weddings, Burial
29廿一
+ Making carts and tools, Sacrifices and ancestor offerings
− Moving into a new home, Breaking ground
30廿二
+ Sacrifices and ancestor offerings, Praying for blessings
− Opening for business, Breaking ground