Calendars · Find auspicious days
Chinese almanac, December 2003
Sunday
Monday
Tuesday
Wednesday
Thursday
Friday
Saturday
1初八
+ Sacrifices and ancestor offerings, Ritual bathing
− Weddings, Betrothal gifts
2初九
+ Opening for business, Receiving wealth
− Moving house, Moving into a new home
3初十
+ Sacrifices and ancestor offerings, Haircut
− Weddings, Moving into a new home
4十一
+ Sacrifices and ancestor offerings, Ritual bathing
− Opening for business, Breaking ground
5十二
+ Weddings, Making carts and tools
− Opening for business, Betrothal gifts
6十三
+ Sculpting and painting deities, Visiting family and friends
− Weddings, Opening for business
7Major Snow
+ Haircut, Consecrating sacred images
− Moving into a new home, Moving house
8十五
+ Sacrifices and ancestor offerings, Decorating walls
− Nothing is favourable
9十六
+ Moving into a new home, Placing the bed
− Weddings, Opening for business
10十七
+ Sacrifices and ancestor offerings, Cleansing and exorcism
− Nothing is favourable
11十八
+ Pulling down a house, Pulling down walls
− Nothing is favourable
12十九
+ Placing the bed, Sacrifices and ancestor offerings
− Installing doors, Planting
13二十
+ Cleansing and exorcism, Cleaning the house
− Nothing is favourable
14廿一
+ Sacrifices and ancestor offerings, Consecrating sacred images
− Felling trees, Acquiring livestock
15廿二
+ Sacrifices and ancestor offerings, Praying for blessings
− Weddings, Adding to the household (adoption, hiring)
16廿三
+ Ritual bathing, Coming-of-age ceremony
− Moving house, Moving into a new home
17廿四
+ Trading, Adding to the household (adoption, hiring)
− Fasting and Taoist rites, Moving into a new home
18廿五
+ Weddings, Betrothal gifts
− Fasting and Taoist rites, Felling trees
19廿六
+ Betrothal gifts, Making agreements
− Weddings, Breaking ground
20廿七
Hanukkah
+ Sacrifices and ancestor offerings, Repairing roads
− Weddings, Moving into a new home
21廿八
Yalda Night
+ Betrothal gifts, Making agreements
− Opening for business, Building temples
22Winter Solstice
Winter Solstice (Dongzhi)
+ Weddings, Coming-of-age ceremony
− Preparing one's own tomb, Breaking ground for a grave
23十二月
+ Pulling down a house, Pulling down walls
− Moving house, Moving into a new home
24初二
+ Placing the bed, Setting up carpentry trestles
− Building a stove, Installing doors
25初三
Christmas
+ Weddings, Sacrifices and ancestor offerings
− Felling trees, Making beams
26初四
+ Sacrifices and ancestor offerings, Ritual bathing
− Visiting family and friends, Burial
27初五
+ Betrothal gifts, Making agreements
− Weddings, Opening for business
28初六
+ Moving into a new home, Moving house
− Weddings, Opening for business
29初七
+ Building livestock pens, Training oxen and horses
− Moving into a new home, Moving house
30初八
Laba Festival
+ Making agreements, Betrothal gifts
− Breaking ground for a grave, Burial
31初九
+ Making agreements, Betrothal gifts
− Praying for blessings, Moving the altar fire before renovation