Calendars · Find auspicious days
Chinese almanac, April 1957
Sunday
Monday
Tuesday
Wednesday
Thursday
Friday
Saturday
1初二
+ Sacrifices and ancestor offerings, Visiting family and friends
− Weddings, Breaking ground
2初三
Start of Ramadan
Sizdah Bedar
+ Sacrifices and ancestor offerings, Ritual bathing
− Weddings, Burial
3初四
+ Receiving wealth, Opening for business
− Moving house, Moving into a new home
4初五
Cold Food Festival
+ Weddings, Coming-of-age ceremony
− Opening for business, Roofing
5Pure Brightness
Qingming Festival (Tomb-Sweeping Day)
+ Sacrifices and ancestor offerings, Repairing roads
− Nothing is favourable
6初七
+ Sacrifices and ancestor offerings, Praying for blessings
− Adding to the household (adoption, hiring), Travel
7初八
+ Sacrifices and ancestor offerings, Praying for blessings
− Breaking ground, Breaking ground for a grave
8初九
+ Sacrifices and ancestor offerings, Cleansing and exorcism
− Nothing is favourable
9初十
+ Blocking holes against pests, Cleaning the house
− Nothing is favourable
10十一
+ Sacrifices and ancestor offerings, Praying for blessings
−
11十二
+ Cleansing and exorcism, Pulling down a house
− Nothing is favourable
12十三
+ Weddings, Praying for blessings
− Sacrifices and ancestor offerings, Encoffining
13十四
Songkran
+ Sacrifices and ancestor offerings, Cutting cloth for garments
− Weddings, Digging wells
14十五
+ Sacrifices and ancestor offerings, Travel
− Consecrating sacred images, Felling trees
15十六
+ Sacrifices and ancestor offerings, Praying for blessings
− Repairing tombs, Building bridges
16十七
Passover (Pesach)
+ Consecrating sacred images, Travel
− Praying for blessings, Moving the altar fire before renovation
17十八
+ Sacrifices and ancestor offerings, Building a stove
− Weddings, Placing the bed
18十九
+ Ritual bathing, Sacrifices and ancestor offerings
− Fasting and Taoist rites, Consecrating sacred images
19二十
Good Friday
+ Sacrifices and ancestor offerings, Cleansing and exorcism
− Breaking ground, Breaking ground for a grave
20Grain Rain
+ Sacrifices and ancestor offerings, Ritual bathing
− Weddings, Opening for business
21廿二
Easter
Orthodox Easter
+ Ritual bathing, Blocking holes against pests
− Praying for blessings, Burial
22廿三
+ Opening for business, Trading
− Betrothal gifts, Exchanging names (betrothal rite)
23廿四
+ Sacrifices and ancestor offerings, Repairing gates
− Weddings, Moving into a new home
24廿五
+ Installing the household altar, Moving the altar fire before renovation
− Building a stove, Burial
25廿六
+ Sacrifices and ancestor offerings, Travel
− Moving into a new home, Building a stove
26廿七
+ Sacrifices and ancestor offerings, Decorating walls
− Consecrating sacred images, Building and repairs
27廿八
+ Weddings, Sacrifices and ancestor offerings
− Betrothal gifts, Travel
28廿九
Laylat al-Qadr
+ Sacrifices and ancestor offerings, Sculpting and painting deities
− Praying for blessings, Moving into a new home
29三十
+ Sacrifices and ancestor offerings, Building a stove
− Placing the bed, Moving into a new home
30四月
+ Sacrifices and ancestor offerings, Praying for blessings
− Moving house, Moving into a new home