Calendars · Find auspicious days
Chinese almanac, December 1996
Sunday
Monday
Tuesday
Wednesday
Thursday
Friday
Saturday
1廿一
+ Ritual bathing, Cleaning the house
− Nothing is favourable
2廿二
+ Nothing is favourable
−
3廿三
+ Praying for blessings, Fasting and Taoist rites
− Moving into a new home, Building a stove
4廿四
+ Sacrifices and ancestor offerings, Ritual bathing
− Weddings, Breaking ground
5廿五
+ Sacrifices and ancestor offerings, Praying for blessings
− Opening for business
6廿六
Hanukkah
+ Nothing is favourable
−
7Major Snow
+ Making agreements, Betrothal gifts
− Praying for blessings, Moving the altar fire before renovation
8廿八
+ Sacrifices and ancestor offerings, Repairing roads
− Moving house, Moving into a new home
9廿九
+ Weddings, Coming-of-age ceremony
− Opening for business, Betrothal gifts
10三十
+ Weddings, Making agreements
− Travel, Digging wells
11十一月
+ Sacrifices and ancestor offerings, Ritual bathing
− Weddings, Moving house
12初二
+ Coming-of-age ceremony, Receiving wealth
− Installing doors, Breaking ground
13初三
+ Betrothal gifts, Making agreements
− Weddings, Breaking ground
14初四
+ Sacrifices and ancestor offerings, Ritual bathing
− Opening for business, Fasting and Taoist rites
15初五
+ Praying for blessings, Fasting and Taoist rites
− Moving house, Opening for business
16初六
+ Betrothal gifts, Making agreements
− Weddings, Praying for blessings
17初七
+ Hanging bed curtains, Cutting cloth for garments
− Moving into a new home, Breaking ground
18初八
+ Betrothal gifts, Making agreements
− Fasting and Taoist rites, Making beams
19初九
+ Receiving wealth, Opening for business
− Weddings, Moving house
20初十
Yalda Night
+ Sacrifices and ancestor offerings, Encoffining
− Moving into a new home, Building and repairs
21Winter Solstice
Winter Solstice (Dongzhi)
+ Sculpting and painting deities, Consecrating sacred images
− Digging wells, Felling trees
22十二
+ Sacrifices and ancestor offerings, Sculpting and painting deities
− Travel, Burial
23十三
+ Sacrifices and ancestor offerings, Seeking a doctor
− Nothing is favourable
24十四
+ Sacrifices and ancestor offerings, Praying for blessings
− Consecrating sacred images, Planting
25十五
Christmas
+ Sculpting and painting deities, Fasting and Taoist rites
−
26十六
+ Sacrifices and ancestor offerings, Ritual bathing
− Opening for business, Breaking ground for a grave
27十七
+ Making agreements, Betrothal gifts
− Weddings, Building a stove
28十八
+ Travel, Ritual bathing
− Moving into a new home, Burial
29十九
+ Training oxen and horses, Avoid everything else
− Moving into a new home, Breaking ground
30二十
+ Weddings, Travel
− Opening for business, Burial
31廿一
+ Opening for business, Signing contracts
− Weddings, Praying for blessings