Calendars · Find auspicious days
Chinese almanac, December 1973
Sunday
Monday
Tuesday
Wednesday
Thursday
Friday
Saturday
1初七
+ Sacrifices and ancestor offerings, Praying for blessings
− Weddings, Moving into a new home
2初八
+ Ritual bathing, Cleaning the house
− Nothing is favourable
3初九
+ Nothing is favourable
−
4初十
+ Praying for blessings, Fasting and Taoist rites
− Moving into a new home, Building a stove
5十一
+ Sacrifices and ancestor offerings, Ritual bathing
− Weddings, Breaking ground
6十二
+ Sacrifices and ancestor offerings, Praying for blessings
− Opening for business
7Major Snow
+ Making agreements, Betrothal gifts
− Breaking ground for a grave, Burial
8十四
+ Making agreements, Betrothal gifts
− Praying for blessings, Moving the altar fire before renovation
9十五
+ Sacrifices and ancestor offerings, Repairing roads
− Moving house, Moving into a new home
10十六
+ Weddings, Coming-of-age ceremony
− Opening for business, Betrothal gifts
11十七
+ Weddings, Making agreements
− Travel, Digging wells
12十八
+ Sacrifices and ancestor offerings, Ritual bathing
− Weddings, Moving house
13十九
+ Coming-of-age ceremony, Receiving wealth
− Installing doors, Breaking ground
14二十
+ Betrothal gifts, Making agreements
− Weddings, Breaking ground
15廿一
+ Sacrifices and ancestor offerings, Ritual bathing
− Opening for business, Fasting and Taoist rites
16廿二
+ Praying for blessings, Fasting and Taoist rites
− Moving house, Opening for business
17廿三
+ Betrothal gifts, Making agreements
− Weddings, Praying for blessings
18廿四
+ Hanging bed curtains, Cutting cloth for garments
− Moving into a new home, Breaking ground
19廿五
+ Betrothal gifts, Making agreements
− Fasting and Taoist rites, Making beams
20廿六
Hanukkah
+ Receiving wealth, Opening for business
− Weddings, Moving house
21廿七
Yalda Night
+ Sacrifices and ancestor offerings, Encoffining
− Moving into a new home, Building and repairs
22Winter Solstice
Winter Solstice (Dongzhi)
+ Sculpting and painting deities, Consecrating sacred images
− Digging wells, Felling trees
23廿九
+ Sacrifices and ancestor offerings, Sculpting and painting deities
− Travel, Burial
24十二月
+ Sacrifices and ancestor offerings, Seeking a doctor
− Nothing is favourable
25初二
Christmas
+ Sacrifices and ancestor offerings, Praying for blessings
− Consecrating sacred images, Planting
26初三
+ Sculpting and painting deities, Fasting and Taoist rites
−
27初四
+ Sacrifices and ancestor offerings, Ritual bathing
− Opening for business, Breaking ground for a grave
28初五
+ Making agreements, Betrothal gifts
− Weddings, Building a stove
29初六
+ Travel, Ritual bathing
− Moving into a new home, Burial
30初七
+ Training oxen and horses, Avoid everything else
− Moving into a new home, Breaking ground
31初八
Laba Festival
+ Weddings, Travel
− Opening for business, Burial