Calendars · Find auspicious days
Chinese almanac, January 1949
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Monday
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Saturday
1初三
+ Sacrifices and ancestor offerings, Encoffining
− Moving into a new home, Building and repairs
2初四
+ Sculpting and painting deities, Consecrating sacred images
− Digging wells, Felling trees
3初五
+ Sacrifices and ancestor offerings, Sculpting and painting deities
− Travel, Burial
4初六
+ Sacrifices and ancestor offerings, Seeking a doctor
− Nothing is favourable
5Minor Cold
+ Sacrifices and ancestor offerings, Pulling down a house
− Opening for business, Breaking ground
6初八
Laba Festival
Epiphany
+ Weddings, Betrothal gifts
− Praying for blessings, Building temples
7初九
Orthodox Christmas
+ Sacrifices and ancestor offerings, Fasting and Taoist rites
− Weddings, Moving into a new home
8初十
+ Sacrifices and ancestor offerings, Fasting and Taoist rites
− Weddings, Opening for business
9十一
+ Betrothal gifts, Making agreements
− Weddings, Hanging bed curtains
10十二
+ Sacrifices and ancestor offerings, Praying for blessings
− Moving into a new home, Buying property
11十三
+ Sacrifices and ancestor offerings, Training oxen and horses
− Weddings, Moving into a new home
12十四
Mawlid (Prophet's Birthday)
+ Weddings, Consecrating sacred images
− Building a stove, Burial
13十五
+ Travel, Laying foundations
− Hanging a signboard, Moving into a new home
14十六
+ Repairing roads, Avoid everything else
− Consecrating sacred images, Weddings
15十七
+ Weddings, Making agreements
− Opening for business, Travel
16十八
+ Ritual bathing, Catching pests
− Betrothal gifts, Making agreements
17十九
+ Sacrifices and ancestor offerings, Pulling down a house
− Fasting and Taoist rites, Weddings
18二十
+ Ritual bathing, Opening granaries
− Praying for blessings, Weddings
19廿一
Timkat (Epiphany)
+ Sacrifices and ancestor offerings, Ritual bathing
− Building temples, Moving into a new home
20Major Cold
+ Weddings, Betrothal gifts
− Opening for business, Placing the bed
21廿三
Little New Year (Xiaonian)
+ Making agreements, Betrothal gifts
− Building temples, Weddings
22廿四
+ Trading, Signing contracts
− Consecrating sacred images, Weddings
23廿五
+ Sacrifices and ancestor offerings, Cleansing and exorcism
− Breaking ground for a grave, Breaking ground
24廿六
+ Betrothal gifts, Making agreements
− Visiting the sick, Sacrifices and ancestor offerings
25廿七
+ Weddings, Making agreements
− Moving into a new home, Consecrating sacred images
26廿八
+ Sacrifices and ancestor offerings, Coming-of-age ceremony
− Moving house, Moving into a new home
27廿九
+ Sacrifices and ancestor offerings, Installing mortars and millstones
− Weddings, Burial
28三十
New Year's Eve (Chuxi)
+ Weddings, Sacrifices and ancestor offerings
− Roofing, Opening for business
29正月
Spring Festival (Chinese New Year)
Seollal (Korean New Year)
+ Pulling down a house, Pulling down walls
− Weddings, Opening for business
30初二
+ Betrothal gifts, Making agreements
− Praying for blessings, Weddings
31初三
+ Encoffining, Removing mourning clothes
− Opening for business, Felling trees