Calendars · Find auspicious days
Chinese almanac, December 1955
Sunday
Monday
Tuesday
Wednesday
Thursday
Friday
Saturday
1十八
+ Ritual bathing, Cleaning the house
− Weddings, Moving into a new home
2十九
+ Weddings, Coming-of-age ceremony
− Felling trees, Raising the ridge beam
3二十
+ Hanging bed curtains, Cutting cloth for garments
− Buying property, Building boats
4廿一
+ Cleansing and exorcism, Decorating walls
− Opening for business, Breaking ground
5廿二
+ Betrothal gifts, Making agreements
− Building a stove, Setting up the loom
6廿三
+ Sacrifices and ancestor offerings, Sculpting and painting deities
− Praying for blessings, Thanking the Earth God
7廿四
+ Travel, Receiving wealth
− Building temples, Thanking the Earth God
8Major Snow
+ Repairing roads, Avoid everything else
− Nothing is favourable
9廿六
+ Praying for children, Fasting and Taoist rites
− Opening for business, Weddings
10廿七
Hanukkah
+ Weddings, Making agreements
− Opening for business, Burial
11廿八
+ Medical treatment, Pulling down a house
− Nothing is favourable
12廿九
+ Sacrifices and ancestor offerings, Praying for blessings
− Building bridges, Installing doors
13三十
+ Cleansing and exorcism, Pulling down walls
− Nothing is favourable
14十一月
+ Ritual bathing, Haircut
− Felling trees, Acquiring livestock
15初二
+ Sacrifices and ancestor offerings, Consecrating sacred images
− Weddings, Travel
16初三
+ Making beams, Building and repairs
− Weddings, Praying for blessings
17初四
+ Burial, Opening a grave for reburial
− Avoid everything else
18初五
+ Weddings, Sacrifices and ancestor offerings
− Building a stove, Sculpting and painting deities
19初六
+ Haircut, Consecrating sacred images
− Moving into a new home, Moving house
20初七
+ Sacrifices and ancestor offerings, Decorating walls
− Nothing is favourable
21初八
+ Moving into a new home, Placing the bed
− Weddings, Opening for business
22Winter Solstice
Winter Solstice (Dongzhi)
Yalda Night
+ Sacrifices and ancestor offerings, Cleansing and exorcism
− Nothing is favourable
23初十
+ Pulling down a house, Pulling down walls
− Nothing is favourable
24十一
+ Placing the bed, Sacrifices and ancestor offerings
− Installing doors, Planting
25十二
Christmas
+ Cleansing and exorcism, Cleaning the house
− Nothing is favourable
26十三
+ Sacrifices and ancestor offerings, Consecrating sacred images
− Felling trees, Acquiring livestock
27十四
+ Sacrifices and ancestor offerings, Praying for blessings
− Weddings, Adding to the household (adoption, hiring)
28十五
+ Ritual bathing, Coming-of-age ceremony
− Moving house, Moving into a new home
29十六
+ Trading, Adding to the household (adoption, hiring)
− Fasting and Taoist rites, Moving into a new home
30十七
+ Weddings, Betrothal gifts
− Fasting and Taoist rites, Felling trees
31十八
+ Betrothal gifts, Making agreements
− Weddings, Breaking ground