Calendars · Find auspicious days
Chinese almanac, January 2004
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Saturday
1初十
+ Sacrifices and ancestor offerings, Repairing roads
− Moving house, Moving into a new home
2十一
+ Weddings, Coming-of-age ceremony
− Opening for business, Betrothal gifts
3十二
+ Weddings, Making agreements
− Travel, Digging wells
4十三
+ Sacrifices and ancestor offerings, Ritual bathing
− Weddings, Moving house
5十四
+ Coming-of-age ceremony, Receiving wealth
− Installing doors, Breaking ground
6Minor Cold
Epiphany
+ Weddings, Opening for business
− Placing the bed, Felling trees
7十六
Orthodox Christmas
+ Sacrifices and ancestor offerings, Encoffining
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8十七
+ Sacrifices and ancestor offerings, Cleansing and exorcism
− Nothing is favourable
9十八
+ Opening for business, Trading
− Weddings, Planting
10十九
+ Placing the bed, Cutting cloth for garments
− Buying property, Weddings
11二十
+ Sacrifices and ancestor offerings, Cleansing and exorcism
− Weddings, Breaking ground
12廿一
+ Ritual bathing, Sculpting and painting deities
− Moving into a new home, Installing doors
13廿二
+ Weddings, Travel
− Digging wells, Praying for blessings
14廿三
Little New Year (Xiaonian)
+ Cleansing and exorcism, Repairing roads
− Moving house, Moving into a new home
15廿四
+ Weddings, Sacrifices and ancestor offerings
− Opening for business, Funeral procession
16廿五
+ Weddings, Betrothal gifts
− Felling trees, Opening for business
17廿六
+ Sacrifices and ancestor offerings, Pulling down a house
− Opening for business, Breaking ground
18廿七
+ Weddings, Betrothal gifts
− Praying for blessings, Building temples
19廿八
+ Sacrifices and ancestor offerings, Fasting and Taoist rites
− Weddings, Moving into a new home
20廿九
Timkat (Epiphany)
+ Sacrifices and ancestor offerings, Fasting and Taoist rites
− Weddings, Opening for business
21Major Cold
New Year's Eve (Chuxi)
+ Betrothal gifts, Making agreements
− Weddings, Hanging bed curtains
22正月
Spring Festival (Chinese New Year)
Seollal (Korean New Year)
+ Sacrifices and ancestor offerings, Praying for blessings
− Moving into a new home, Buying property
23初二
+ Sacrifices and ancestor offerings, Training oxen and horses
− Weddings, Moving into a new home
24初三
+ Weddings, Consecrating sacred images
− Building a stove, Burial
25初四
+ Travel, Laying foundations
− Hanging a signboard, Moving into a new home
26初五
+ Repairing roads, Avoid everything else
− Consecrating sacred images, Weddings
27初六
+ Weddings, Making agreements
− Opening for business, Travel
28初七
+ Ritual bathing, Catching pests
− Betrothal gifts, Making agreements
29初八
+ Sacrifices and ancestor offerings, Pulling down a house
− Fasting and Taoist rites, Weddings
30初九
+ Ritual bathing, Opening granaries
− Praying for blessings, Weddings
31初十
Day of Arafah
+ Sacrifices and ancestor offerings, Ritual bathing
− Building temples, Moving into a new home