Calendars · Find auspicious days
Chinese almanac, December 1981
Sunday
Monday
Tuesday
Wednesday
Thursday
Friday
Saturday
1初六
+ Sculpting and painting deities, Visiting family and friends
− Weddings, Opening for business
2初七
+ Betrothal gifts, Moving house
− Opening granaries, Roofing
3初八
+ Making agreements, Betrothal gifts
− Weddings, Burial
4初九
+ Weddings, Making agreements
− Opening for business, Building temples
5初十
+ Pulling down a house, Pulling down walls
− Weddings, Burial
6十一
+ Weddings, Betrothal gifts
− Roofing, Building boats
7Major Snow
+ Placing the bed, Sacrifices and ancestor offerings
− Installing doors, Planting
8十三
+ Cleansing and exorcism, Cleaning the house
− Nothing is favourable
9十四
+ Sacrifices and ancestor offerings, Consecrating sacred images
− Felling trees, Acquiring livestock
10十五
+ Sacrifices and ancestor offerings, Praying for blessings
− Weddings, Adding to the household (adoption, hiring)
11十六
+ Ritual bathing, Coming-of-age ceremony
− Moving house, Moving into a new home
12十七
+ Trading, Adding to the household (adoption, hiring)
− Fasting and Taoist rites, Moving into a new home
13十八
+ Weddings, Betrothal gifts
− Fasting and Taoist rites, Felling trees
14十九
+ Betrothal gifts, Making agreements
− Weddings, Breaking ground
15二十
+ Sacrifices and ancestor offerings, Repairing roads
− Weddings, Moving into a new home
16廿一
+ Betrothal gifts, Making agreements
− Opening for business, Building temples
17廿二
+ Weddings, Coming-of-age ceremony
− Preparing one's own tomb, Breaking ground for a grave
18廿三
+ Pulling down a house, Pulling down walls
− Moving house, Moving into a new home
19廿四
+ Placing the bed, Setting up carpentry trestles
− Building a stove, Installing doors
20廿五
+ Weddings, Sacrifices and ancestor offerings
− Felling trees, Making beams
21廿六
Hanukkah
Yalda Night
+ Sacrifices and ancestor offerings, Ritual bathing
− Visiting family and friends, Burial
22Winter Solstice
Winter Solstice (Dongzhi)
+ Betrothal gifts, Making agreements
− Weddings, Opening for business
23廿八
+ Moving into a new home, Moving house
− Weddings, Opening for business
24廿九
+ Building livestock pens, Training oxen and horses
− Moving into a new home, Moving house
25三十
Christmas
+ Making agreements, Betrothal gifts
− Breaking ground for a grave, Burial
26十二月
+ Making agreements, Betrothal gifts
− Praying for blessings, Moving the altar fire before renovation
27初二
+ Sacrifices and ancestor offerings, Repairing roads
− Moving house, Moving into a new home
28初三
+ Weddings, Coming-of-age ceremony
− Opening for business, Betrothal gifts
29初四
+ Weddings, Making agreements
− Travel, Digging wells
30初五
+ Sacrifices and ancestor offerings, Ritual bathing
− Weddings, Moving house
31初六
+ Coming-of-age ceremony, Receiving wealth
− Installing doors, Breaking ground