Calendars · Find auspicious days
Chinese almanac, April 1997
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1廿四
+ Pulling down a house, Pulling down walls
− Nothing is favourable
2廿五
Sizdah Bedar
+ Sacrifices and ancestor offerings, Breaking ground
− Consecrating sacred images, Shipping goods
3廿六
+ Sacrifices and ancestor offerings, Consecrating sacred images
− Weddings, Planting
4廿七
Cold Food Festival
+ Cutting cloth for garments, Hanging bed curtains
− Building a stove, Opening for business
5Pure Brightness
Qingming Festival (Tomb-Sweeping Day)
+ Sacrifices and ancestor offerings, Catching pests
− Weddings, Burial
6廿九
+ Betrothal gifts, Weddings
− Praying for blessings, Breaking ground
7三月
+ Sacrifices and ancestor offerings, Praying for blessings
− Consecrating sacred images, Weddings
8初二
+ Sacrifices and ancestor offerings, Cleansing and exorcism
− Breaking ground, Breaking ground for a grave
9Shangsi Festival
+ Ritual bathing, Fasting and Taoist rites
− Opening for business, Weddings
10初四
+ Praying for children, Travel
− Praying for blessings, Building and repairs
11初五
+ Sacrifices and ancestor offerings, Building a stove
− Weddings, Burial
12初六
+ Making carts and tools, Sacrifices and ancestor offerings
− Moving into a new home, Breaking ground
13初七
Songkran
+ Sacrifices and ancestor offerings, Praying for blessings
− Opening for business, Breaking ground
14初八
+ Sacrifices and ancestor offerings, Ritual bathing
− Weddings, Opening for business
15初九
+ Nothing is favourable
−
16初十
+ Sacrifices and ancestor offerings, Sculpting and painting deities
− Moving the altar fire before renovation, Moving into a new home
17十一
Day of Arafah
+ Sacrifices and ancestor offerings, Avoid everything else
− Building temples, Weddings
18十二
Eid al-Adha
+ Making agreements, Betrothal gifts
− Encoffining, Burial
19十三
+ Sacrifices and ancestor offerings, Praying for blessings
− Digging wells, Installing doors
20Grain Rain
+ Sacrifices and ancestor offerings, Adding to the household (adoption, hiring)
− Digging wells, Breaking ground
21十五
+ Betrothal gifts, Consecrating sacred images
− Weddings, Opening for business
22十六
Passover (Pesach)
+ Sacrifices and ancestor offerings, Visiting family and friends
− Weddings, Breaking ground
23十七
+ Sacrifices and ancestor offerings, Building a stove
− Weddings, Burial
24十八
+ Sacrifices and ancestor offerings, Fasting and Taoist rites
− Weddings, Moving house
25十九
+ Weddings, Betrothal gifts
− Opening for business, Breaking ground
26二十
+ Sacrifices and ancestor offerings, Seeking a doctor
− Nothing is favourable
27廿一
Orthodox Easter
+ Ritual bathing, Making nets
− Weddings, Moving into a new home
28廿二
+
− Nothing is favourable
29廿三
+ Cleansing and exorcism, Pulling down walls
− Nothing is favourable
30廿四
+ Weddings, Consecrating sacred images
− Praying for blessings, Encoffining