Calendars · Find auspicious days
Chinese almanac, April 2003
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Monday
Tuesday
Wednesday
Thursday
Friday
Saturday
1三十
+ Sacrifices and ancestor offerings, Ritual bathing
− Weddings, Burial
2三月
Sizdah Bedar
+ Receiving wealth, Opening for business
− Moving house, Moving into a new home
3初二
+ Weddings, Coming-of-age ceremony
− Opening for business, Roofing
4初三
Cold Food Festival
+ Weddings, Making carts and tools
− Acquiring livestock, Haircut
5Pure Brightness
Qingming Festival (Tomb-Sweeping Day)
+ Sacrifices and ancestor offerings, Praying for blessings
− Adding to the household (adoption, hiring), Travel
6初五
+ Sacrifices and ancestor offerings, Praying for blessings
− Breaking ground, Breaking ground for a grave
7初六
+ Sacrifices and ancestor offerings, Cleansing and exorcism
− Nothing is favourable
8初七
+ Blocking holes against pests, Cleaning the house
− Nothing is favourable
9初八
+ Sacrifices and ancestor offerings, Praying for blessings
−
10初九
+ Cleansing and exorcism, Pulling down a house
− Nothing is favourable
11初十
+ Weddings, Praying for blessings
− Sacrifices and ancestor offerings, Encoffining
12十一
+ Sacrifices and ancestor offerings, Cutting cloth for garments
− Weddings, Digging wells
13十二
Songkran
+ Sacrifices and ancestor offerings, Travel
− Consecrating sacred images, Felling trees
14十三
+ Sacrifices and ancestor offerings, Praying for blessings
− Repairing tombs, Building bridges
15十四
+ Consecrating sacred images, Travel
− Praying for blessings, Moving the altar fire before renovation
16十五
+ Sacrifices and ancestor offerings, Building a stove
− Weddings, Placing the bed
17十六
Passover (Pesach)
+ Ritual bathing, Sacrifices and ancestor offerings
− Fasting and Taoist rites, Consecrating sacred images
18十七
Good Friday
+ Sacrifices and ancestor offerings, Cleansing and exorcism
− Breaking ground, Breaking ground for a grave
19十八
+ Sacrifices and ancestor offerings, Ritual bathing
− Weddings, Opening for business
20Grain Rain
Easter
+ Ritual bathing, Blocking holes against pests
− Praying for blessings, Burial
21二十
+ Opening for business, Trading
− Betrothal gifts, Exchanging names (betrothal rite)
22廿一
+ Sacrifices and ancestor offerings, Repairing gates
− Weddings, Moving into a new home
23廿二
+ Installing the household altar, Moving the altar fire before renovation
− Building a stove, Burial
24廿三
+ Sacrifices and ancestor offerings, Travel
− Moving into a new home, Building a stove
25廿四
+ Sacrifices and ancestor offerings, Decorating walls
− Consecrating sacred images, Building and repairs
26廿五
+ Weddings, Sacrifices and ancestor offerings
− Betrothal gifts, Travel
27廿六
Orthodox Easter
+ Sacrifices and ancestor offerings, Sculpting and painting deities
− Praying for blessings, Moving into a new home
28廿七
+ Sacrifices and ancestor offerings, Building a stove
− Placing the bed, Moving into a new home
29廿八
+ Sacrifices and ancestor offerings, Praying for blessings
− Moving house, Moving into a new home
30廿九
+ Betrothal gifts, Sacrifices and ancestor offerings
− Weddings, Opening for business