Calendars · Find auspicious days
Chinese almanac, December 1959
Sunday
Monday
Tuesday
Wednesday
Thursday
Friday
Saturday
1初二
+ Pulling down a house, Pulling down walls
− Weddings, Burial
2初三
+ Weddings, Betrothal gifts
− Roofing, Building boats
3初四
+ Betrothal gifts, Making agreements
− Weddings, Opening for business
4初五
+ Catching pests, Hunting
− Placing the bed, Installing doors
5初六
+ Sacrifices and ancestor offerings, Praying for blessings
− Moving house, Moving into a new home
6初七
+ Weddings, Coming-of-age ceremony
− Consecrating sacred images, Digging wells
7初八
+ Sacrifices and ancestor offerings, Ritual bathing
− Nothing is favourable
8Major Snow
+ Trading, Adding to the household (adoption, hiring)
− Fasting and Taoist rites, Moving into a new home
9初十
+ Weddings, Betrothal gifts
− Fasting and Taoist rites, Felling trees
10十一
+ Betrothal gifts, Making agreements
− Weddings, Breaking ground
11十二
+ Sacrifices and ancestor offerings, Repairing roads
− Weddings, Moving into a new home
12十三
+ Betrothal gifts, Making agreements
− Opening for business, Building temples
13十四
+ Weddings, Coming-of-age ceremony
− Preparing one's own tomb, Breaking ground for a grave
14十五
+ Pulling down a house, Pulling down walls
− Moving house, Moving into a new home
15十六
+ Placing the bed, Setting up carpentry trestles
− Building a stove, Installing doors
16十七
+ Weddings, Sacrifices and ancestor offerings
− Felling trees, Making beams
17十八
+ Sacrifices and ancestor offerings, Ritual bathing
− Visiting family and friends, Burial
18十九
+ Betrothal gifts, Making agreements
− Weddings, Opening for business
19二十
+ Moving into a new home, Moving house
− Weddings, Opening for business
20廿一
+ Building livestock pens, Training oxen and horses
− Moving into a new home, Moving house
21廿二
+ Making agreements, Betrothal gifts
− Breaking ground for a grave, Burial
22Winter Solstice
Winter Solstice (Dongzhi)
Yalda Night
+ Making agreements, Betrothal gifts
− Praying for blessings, Moving the altar fire before renovation
23廿四
+ Sacrifices and ancestor offerings, Repairing roads
− Moving house, Moving into a new home
24廿五
+ Weddings, Coming-of-age ceremony
− Opening for business, Betrothal gifts
25廿六
Christmas
+ Weddings, Making agreements
− Travel, Digging wells
26廿七
Hanukkah
+ Sacrifices and ancestor offerings, Ritual bathing
− Weddings, Moving house
27廿八
+ Coming-of-age ceremony, Receiving wealth
− Installing doors, Breaking ground
28廿九
+ Betrothal gifts, Making agreements
− Weddings, Breaking ground
29三十
+ Sacrifices and ancestor offerings, Ritual bathing
− Opening for business, Fasting and Taoist rites
30十二月
+ Praying for blessings, Fasting and Taoist rites
− Moving house, Opening for business
31初二
+ Betrothal gifts, Making agreements
− Weddings, Praying for blessings