Calendars · Find auspicious days
Chinese almanac, January 1998
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Monday
Tuesday
Wednesday
Thursday
Friday
Saturday
1初三
+ Cleansing and exorcism, Pulling down walls
− Nothing is favourable
2初四
+ Ritual bathing, Haircut
− Felling trees, Acquiring livestock
3初五
+ Sacrifices and ancestor offerings, Consecrating sacred images
− Weddings, Travel
4初六
+ Making beams, Building and repairs
− Weddings, Praying for blessings
5Minor Cold
+ Trading, Signing contracts
− Consecrating sacred images, Weddings
6初八
Laba Festival
Epiphany
+ Sacrifices and ancestor offerings, Cleansing and exorcism
− Breaking ground for a grave, Breaking ground
7初九
Orthodox Christmas
+ Betrothal gifts, Making agreements
− Visiting the sick, Sacrifices and ancestor offerings
8初十
+ Weddings, Making agreements
− Moving into a new home, Consecrating sacred images
9十一
+ Sacrifices and ancestor offerings, Coming-of-age ceremony
− Moving house, Moving into a new home
10十二
+ Sacrifices and ancestor offerings, Installing mortars and millstones
− Weddings, Burial
11十三
+ Weddings, Sacrifices and ancestor offerings
− Roofing, Opening for business
12十四
+ Pulling down a house, Pulling down walls
− Weddings, Opening for business
13十五
+ Betrothal gifts, Making agreements
− Praying for blessings, Weddings
14十六
+ Encoffining, Removing mourning clothes
− Opening for business, Felling trees
15十七
+ Sacrifices and ancestor offerings, Building a stove
− Opening for business, Placing the bed
16十八
+ Sculpting and painting deities, Consecrating sacred images
− Weddings, Encoffining
17十九
+ Sacrifices and ancestor offerings, Ritual bathing
− Opening granaries, Weddings
18二十
+ Sacrifices and ancestor offerings, Cleansing and exorcism
− Nothing is favourable
19廿一
Timkat (Epiphany)
+ Ritual bathing, Cleansing and exorcism
− Building a stove, Sacrifices and ancestor offerings
20Major Cold
+ Travel, Weddings
−
21廿三
Little New Year (Xiaonian)
+ Decorating walls, Repairing roads
− Weddings, Moving house
22廿四
+ Visiting family and friends, Betrothal gifts
− Travel, Medical treatment
23廿五
+ Sacrifices and ancestor offerings, Visiting family and friends
− Roofing, Opening for business
24廿六
+ Cleansing and exorcism, Pulling down a house
− Nothing is favourable
25廿七
+ Sculpting and painting deities, Consecrating sacred images
− Moving into a new home, Placing the bed
26廿八
Laylat al-Qadr
+ Encoffining, Removing mourning clothes
− Breaking ground for a grave, Felling trees
27廿九
New Year's Eve (Chuxi)
+ Sacrifices and ancestor offerings, Praying for blessings
− Opening granaries, Roofing
28正月
Spring Festival (Chinese New Year)
Seollal (Korean New Year)
+ Sacrifices and ancestor offerings, Travel
− Planting, Encoffining
29初二
Eid al-Fitr
+ Sacrifices and ancestor offerings, Praying for blessings
− Building a stove, Digging wells
30初三
+ Cleansing and exorcism, Cleaning the house
−
31初四
+ Opening for business, Trading
− Weddings, Sacrifices and ancestor offerings