Calendars · Find auspicious days
Chinese almanac, August 1959
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Monday
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Saturday
1廿七
+ Sacrifices and ancestor offerings, Praying for blessings
− Weddings, Opening for business
2廿八
+ Sacrifices and ancestor offerings, Adding to the household (adoption, hiring)
− Opening for business, Moving into a new home
3廿九
+ Sacrifices and ancestor offerings, Sculpting and painting deities
− Roofing, Moving into a new home
4七月
+ Sacrifices and ancestor offerings, Blocking holes against pests
− Moving house, Opening for business
5初二
+ Opening for business, Receiving wealth
− Breaking ground, Breaking ground for a grave
6初三
+ Moving house, Moving into a new home
− Opening for business, Placing the bed
7初四
+ Sculpting and painting deities, Travel
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8Start of Autumn
+ Betrothal gifts, Making agreements
− Felling trees, Thanking the Earth God
9初六
+ Decorating walls, Repairing roads
− Weddings, Lawsuits
10初七
Qixi Festival
+ Weddings, Sacrifices and ancestor offerings
− Fasting and Taoist rites, Opening for business
11初八
+ Breaking ground for a grave, Burial
− Weddings, Moving into a new home
12初九
+ Pulling down a house, Pulling down walls
− Praying for blessings, Betrothal gifts
13初十
Tisha B'Av
+ Weddings, Consecrating sacred images
− Digging wells, Haircut
14十一
+ Installing machinery, Betrothal gifts
− Moving into a new home, Weddings
15十二
+ Weddings, Sacrifices and ancestor offerings
− Funeral procession, Burial
16十三
+ Weddings, Betrothal gifts
− Moving into a new home, Raising the ridge beam
17十四
+ Sacrifices and ancestor offerings, Travel
− Weddings, Moving into a new home
18十五
Ghost Festival (Zhongyuan)
+ Weddings, Betrothal gifts
− Planting, Digging wells
19十六
+ Cleansing and exorcism, Sacrifices and ancestor offerings
− Moving the altar fire before renovation, Weddings
20十七
+ Ritual bathing, Haircut
− Opening for business, Moving into a new home
21十八
+ Sacrifices and ancestor offerings, Haircut
− Weddings, Planting
22十九
+ Weddings, Betrothal gifts
− Opening for business, Signing contracts
23二十
+ Sacrifices and ancestor offerings, Rites for wandering spirits
− Opening for business, Trading
24End of Heat
+ Ritual bathing, Pulling down a house
− Fasting and Taoist rites, Opening for business
25廿二
+ Making agreements, Betrothal gifts
− Breaking ground, Breaking ground for a grave
26廿三
+ Weddings, Sacrifices and ancestor offerings
− Betrothal gifts, Making agreements
27廿四
+ Weddings, Making agreements
− Digging wells, Travel
28廿五
+ Weddings, Making agreements
− Moving the altar fire before renovation, Moving into a new home
29廿六
+ Weddings, Rites for wandering spirits
− Breaking ground, Breaking ground for a grave
30廿七
+ Weddings, Coming-of-age ceremony
− Opening for business, Breaking ground
31廿八
+ Sacrifices and ancestor offerings, Ritual bathing
− Weddings, Travel