Calendars · Find auspicious days
Chinese almanac, January 1997
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Monday
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Saturday
1廿二
+ Repairing roads, Avoid everything else
− Nothing is favourable
2廿三
+ Praying for children, Fasting and Taoist rites
− Opening for business, Weddings
3廿四
+ Weddings, Making agreements
− Opening for business, Burial
4廿五
+ Medical treatment, Pulling down a house
− Nothing is favourable
5Minor Cold
+ Sacrifices and ancestor offerings, Pulling down a house
− Fasting and Taoist rites, Weddings
6廿七
Epiphany
+ Ritual bathing, Opening granaries
− Praying for blessings, Weddings
7廿八
Orthodox Christmas
+ Sacrifices and ancestor offerings, Ritual bathing
− Building temples, Moving into a new home
8廿九
+ Weddings, Betrothal gifts
− Opening for business, Placing the bed
9十二月
+ Making agreements, Betrothal gifts
− Building temples, Weddings
10初二
Start of Ramadan
+ Trading, Signing contracts
− Consecrating sacred images, Weddings
11初三
+ Sacrifices and ancestor offerings, Cleansing and exorcism
− Breaking ground for a grave, Breaking ground
12初四
+ Betrothal gifts, Making agreements
− Visiting the sick, Sacrifices and ancestor offerings
13初五
+ Weddings, Making agreements
− Moving into a new home, Consecrating sacred images
14初六
+ Sacrifices and ancestor offerings, Coming-of-age ceremony
− Moving house, Moving into a new home
15初七
+ Sacrifices and ancestor offerings, Installing mortars and millstones
− Weddings, Burial
16初八
Laba Festival
+ Weddings, Sacrifices and ancestor offerings
− Roofing, Opening for business
17初九
+ Pulling down a house, Pulling down walls
− Weddings, Opening for business
18初十
+ Betrothal gifts, Making agreements
− Praying for blessings, Weddings
19十一
Timkat (Epiphany)
+ Encoffining, Removing mourning clothes
− Opening for business, Felling trees
20Major Cold
+ Sacrifices and ancestor offerings, Building a stove
− Opening for business, Placing the bed
21十三
+ Sculpting and painting deities, Consecrating sacred images
− Weddings, Encoffining
22十四
+ Sacrifices and ancestor offerings, Ritual bathing
− Opening granaries, Weddings
23十五
Tu BiShvat
+ Sacrifices and ancestor offerings, Cleansing and exorcism
− Nothing is favourable
24十六
+ Ritual bathing, Cleansing and exorcism
− Building a stove, Sacrifices and ancestor offerings
25十七
+ Travel, Weddings
−
26十八
+ Decorating walls, Repairing roads
− Weddings, Moving house
27十九
+ Visiting family and friends, Betrothal gifts
− Travel, Medical treatment
28二十
+ Sacrifices and ancestor offerings, Visiting family and friends
− Roofing, Opening for business
29廿一
+ Cleansing and exorcism, Pulling down a house
− Nothing is favourable
30廿二
+ Sculpting and painting deities, Consecrating sacred images
− Moving into a new home, Placing the bed
31廿三
Little New Year (Xiaonian)
+ Encoffining, Removing mourning clothes
− Breaking ground for a grave, Felling trees