Calendars · Find auspicious days
Chinese almanac, January 1973
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Monday
Tuesday
Wednesday
Thursday
Friday
Saturday
1廿七
+ Sacrifices and ancestor offerings, Ritual bathing
− Opening for business, Breaking ground for a grave
2廿八
+ Making agreements, Betrothal gifts
− Weddings, Building a stove
3廿九
+ Travel, Ritual bathing
− Moving into a new home, Burial
4十二月
+ Training oxen and horses, Avoid everything else
− Moving into a new home, Breaking ground
5Minor Cold
+ Sacrifices and ancestor offerings, Training oxen and horses
− Weddings, Moving into a new home
6初三
Epiphany
+ Weddings, Consecrating sacred images
− Building a stove, Burial
7初四
Orthodox Christmas
+ Travel, Laying foundations
− Hanging a signboard, Moving into a new home
8初五
+ Repairing roads, Avoid everything else
− Consecrating sacred images, Weddings
9初六
+ Weddings, Making agreements
− Opening for business, Travel
10初七
+ Ritual bathing, Catching pests
− Betrothal gifts, Making agreements
11初八
Laba Festival
+ Sacrifices and ancestor offerings, Pulling down a house
− Fasting and Taoist rites, Weddings
12初九
+ Ritual bathing, Opening granaries
− Praying for blessings, Weddings
13初十
+ Sacrifices and ancestor offerings, Ritual bathing
− Building temples, Moving into a new home
14十一
Day of Arafah
+ Weddings, Betrothal gifts
− Opening for business, Placing the bed
15十二
Eid al-Adha
+ Making agreements, Betrothal gifts
− Building temples, Weddings
16十三
+ Trading, Signing contracts
− Consecrating sacred images, Weddings
17十四
+ Sacrifices and ancestor offerings, Cleansing and exorcism
− Breaking ground for a grave, Breaking ground
18十五
Tu BiShvat
+ Betrothal gifts, Making agreements
− Visiting the sick, Sacrifices and ancestor offerings
19十六
Timkat (Epiphany)
+ Weddings, Making agreements
− Moving into a new home, Consecrating sacred images
20Major Cold
+ Sacrifices and ancestor offerings, Coming-of-age ceremony
− Moving house, Moving into a new home
21十八
+ Sacrifices and ancestor offerings, Installing mortars and millstones
− Weddings, Burial
22十九
+ Weddings, Sacrifices and ancestor offerings
− Roofing, Opening for business
23二十
+ Pulling down a house, Pulling down walls
− Weddings, Opening for business
24廿一
+ Betrothal gifts, Making agreements
− Praying for blessings, Weddings
25廿二
+ Encoffining, Removing mourning clothes
− Opening for business, Felling trees
26廿三
Little New Year (Xiaonian)
+ Sacrifices and ancestor offerings, Building a stove
− Opening for business, Placing the bed
27廿四
+ Sculpting and painting deities, Consecrating sacred images
− Weddings, Encoffining
28廿五
+ Sacrifices and ancestor offerings, Ritual bathing
− Opening granaries, Weddings
29廿六
+ Sacrifices and ancestor offerings, Cleansing and exorcism
− Nothing is favourable
30廿七
+ Ritual bathing, Cleansing and exorcism
− Building a stove, Sacrifices and ancestor offerings
31廿八
+ Travel, Weddings
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