Calendars · Find auspicious days
Chinese almanac, February 1997
Sunday
Monday
Tuesday
Wednesday
Thursday
Friday
Saturday
1廿四
+ Sacrifices and ancestor offerings, Praying for blessings
− Opening granaries, Roofing
2廿五
+ Sacrifices and ancestor offerings, Travel
− Planting, Encoffining
3廿六
+ Sacrifices and ancestor offerings, Praying for blessings
− Building a stove, Digging wells
4Start of Spring
+ Sacrifices and ancestor offerings, Praying for blessings
− Weddings, Breaking ground
5廿八
Laylat al-Qadr
+ Betrothal gifts, Visiting family and friends
− Sacrifices and ancestor offerings, Moving house
6廿九
New Year's Eve (Chuxi)
+ Sacrifices and ancestor offerings, Praying for blessings
− Consecrating sacred images, Weddings
7正月
Spring Festival (Chinese New Year)
+ Visiting family and friends, Praying for children
− Opening for business, Breaking ground
8初二
Seollal (Korean New Year)
Losar (Tibetan New Year)
+ Sacrifices and ancestor offerings, Repairing roads
− Weddings, Praying for blessings
9初三
Eid al-Fitr
+ Praying for blessings, Praying for children
− Buying property, Roofing
10初四
+ Starting school, Learning a craft
− Consecrating sacred images, Opening for business
11初五
+ Sacrifices and ancestor offerings, Ritual bathing
− Moving into a new home, Opening for business
12初六
Ash Wednesday
+ Sacrifices and ancestor offerings, Coming-of-age ceremony
− Placing the bed, Planting
13初七
+ Sacrifices and ancestor offerings, Making nets
− Avoid everything else
14初八
+ Sculpting and painting deities, Consecrating sacred images
− Felling trees, Building a stove
15初九
+ Sacrifices and ancestor offerings, Ritual bathing
− Burial, Raising the ridge beam
16初十
+ Sacrifices and ancestor offerings, Praying for blessings
− Travel, Weddings
17十一
+ Cutting cloth for garments, Hanging bed curtains
− Sacrifices and ancestor offerings, Praying for blessings
18Rain Water
+ Sacrifices and ancestor offerings, Fasting and Taoist rites
− Digging wells
19十三
+ Placing the bed, Hanging bed curtains
− Fasting and Taoist rites, Building a stove
20十四
+ Building a stove, Repairing roads
− Sacrifices and ancestor offerings, Praying for blessings
21十五
Lantern Festival
+ Sculpting and painting deities, Consecrating sacred images
− Roofing, Planting
22十六
+ Sacrifices and ancestor offerings, Praying for blessings
− Planting, Breaking ground
23十七
+ Seeking a doctor, Pulling down a house
− Nothing is favourable
24十八
+ Praying for blessings, Praying for children
− Building a stove, Placing the bed
25十九
+ Fishing, Encoffining
− Weddings, Raising the ridge beam
26二十
+ Sacrifices and ancestor offerings, Praying for children
− Burial, Building a stove
27廿一
+ Sacrifices and ancestor offerings, Ritual bathing
− Encoffining, Burial
28廿二
+ Sacrifices and ancestor offerings, Praying for blessings
− Consecrating sacred images, Digging wells