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Chinese almanac, April 2000

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Monday
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Saturday
1廿七
Sizdah Bedar
+ Weddings, Sacrifices and ancestor offerings
− Hanging bed curtains, Opening for business
2廿八
+ Placing the bed, Felling trees
− Weddings, Sacrifices and ancestor offerings
3廿九
Cold Food Festival
+ Sacrifices and ancestor offerings, Praying for blessings
− Breaking ground, Moving house
4Pure Brightness
Qingming Festival (Tomb-Sweeping Day)
+ Sacrifices and ancestor offerings, Adding to the household (adoption, hiring)
− Digging wells, Breaking ground
5三月
+ Betrothal gifts, Consecrating sacred images
− Weddings, Opening for business
6初二
Islamic New Year
+ Sacrifices and ancestor offerings, Visiting family and friends
− Weddings, Breaking ground
7Shangsi Festival
+ Sacrifices and ancestor offerings, Building a stove
− Weddings, Burial
8初四
+ Sacrifices and ancestor offerings, Fasting and Taoist rites
− Weddings, Moving house
9初五
+ Weddings, Betrothal gifts
− Opening for business, Breaking ground
10初六
+ Sacrifices and ancestor offerings, Seeking a doctor
− Nothing is favourable
11初七
+ Ritual bathing, Making nets
− Weddings, Moving into a new home
12初八
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− Nothing is favourable
13初九
Songkran
+ Cleansing and exorcism, Pulling down walls
− Nothing is favourable
14初十
+ Weddings, Consecrating sacred images
− Praying for blessings, Encoffining
15十一
Ashura
+ Weddings, Travel
− Lawsuits, Consecrating sacred images
16十二
+ Travel, Decorating walls
− Nothing is favourable
17十三
+ Sacrifices and ancestor offerings, Praying for blessings
− Weddings, Receiving wealth
18十四
+ Betrothal gifts, Weddings
− Thanking the Earth God, Praying for blessings
19十五
+ Sacrifices and ancestor offerings, Repairing roads
− Nothing is favourable
20Grain Rain
Passover (Pesach)
+ Sacrifices and ancestor offerings, Praying for blessings
− Adding to the household (adoption, hiring), Travel
21十七
Good Friday
+ Sacrifices and ancestor offerings, Praying for blessings
− Breaking ground, Breaking ground for a grave
22十八
+ Sacrifices and ancestor offerings, Cleansing and exorcism
− Nothing is favourable
23十九
Easter
+ Blocking holes against pests, Cleaning the house
− Nothing is favourable
24二十
+ Sacrifices and ancestor offerings, Praying for blessings
−
25廿一
+ Cleansing and exorcism, Pulling down a house
− Nothing is favourable
26廿二
+ Weddings, Praying for blessings
− Sacrifices and ancestor offerings, Encoffining
27廿三
+ Sacrifices and ancestor offerings, Cutting cloth for garments
− Weddings, Digging wells
28廿四
+ Sacrifices and ancestor offerings, Travel
− Consecrating sacred images, Felling trees
29廿五
+ Sacrifices and ancestor offerings, Praying for blessings
− Repairing tombs, Building bridges
30廿六
Orthodox Easter
+ Consecrating sacred images, Travel
− Praying for blessings, Moving the altar fire before renovation