Calendars · Find auspicious days
Chinese almanac, April 1949
Sunday
Monday
Tuesday
Wednesday
Thursday
Friday
Saturday
1初四
+ Pulling down a house, Pulling down walls
− Nothing is favourable
2初五
Sizdah Bedar
+ Sacrifices and ancestor offerings, Travel
− Making beams, Building temples
3初六
+ Sacrifices and ancestor offerings, Consecrating sacred images
− Building temples, Weddings
4初七
Cold Food Festival
+ Sacrifices and ancestor offerings, Ritual bathing
− Weddings, Moving into a new home
5Pure Brightness
Qingming Festival (Tomb-Sweeping Day)
+ Sacrifices and ancestor offerings, Repairing gates
− Weddings, Moving into a new home
6初九
+ Installing the household altar, Moving the altar fire before renovation
− Building a stove, Burial
7初十
+ Sacrifices and ancestor offerings, Travel
− Moving into a new home, Building a stove
8十一
+ Sacrifices and ancestor offerings, Decorating walls
− Consecrating sacred images, Building and repairs
9十二
+ Weddings, Sacrifices and ancestor offerings
− Betrothal gifts, Travel
10十三
+ Sacrifices and ancestor offerings, Sculpting and painting deities
− Praying for blessings, Moving into a new home
11十四
+ Sacrifices and ancestor offerings, Building a stove
− Placing the bed, Moving into a new home
12十五
+ Sacrifices and ancestor offerings, Praying for blessings
− Moving house, Moving into a new home
13十六
Songkran
+ Betrothal gifts, Sacrifices and ancestor offerings
− Weddings, Opening for business
14十七
Passover (Pesach)
+ Sacrifices and ancestor offerings, Ritual bathing
− Praying for blessings, Fasting and Taoist rites
15十八
Good Friday
+ Ritual bathing, Catching pests
− Sacrifices and ancestor offerings, Weddings
16十九
+ Sacrifices and ancestor offerings, Praying for blessings
− Moving the altar fire before renovation, Weddings
17二十
Easter
+ Sacrifices and ancestor offerings, Catching pests
− Weddings, Burial
18廿一
+ Betrothal gifts, Weddings
− Praying for blessings, Breaking ground
19廿二
+ Sacrifices and ancestor offerings, Praying for blessings
− Consecrating sacred images, Weddings
20Grain Rain
+ Sacrifices and ancestor offerings, Cleansing and exorcism
− Breaking ground, Breaking ground for a grave
21廿四
+ Ritual bathing, Fasting and Taoist rites
− Opening for business, Weddings
22廿五
+ Praying for children, Travel
− Praying for blessings, Building and repairs
23廿六
+ Sacrifices and ancestor offerings, Building a stove
− Weddings, Burial
24廿七
Orthodox Easter
+ Making carts and tools, Sacrifices and ancestor offerings
− Moving into a new home, Breaking ground
25廿八
+ Sacrifices and ancestor offerings, Praying for blessings
− Opening for business, Breaking ground
26廿九
+ Sacrifices and ancestor offerings, Ritual bathing
− Weddings, Opening for business
27三十
+ Nothing is favourable
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28四月
+ Sacrifices and ancestor offerings, Sculpting and painting deities
− Moving the altar fire before renovation, Moving into a new home
29初二
+ Sacrifices and ancestor offerings, Avoid everything else
− Building temples, Weddings
30初三
+ Making agreements, Betrothal gifts
− Encoffining, Burial