Calendars · Find auspicious days
Chinese almanac, April 2004
Sunday
Monday
Tuesday
Wednesday
Thursday
Friday
Saturday
1十二
Sizdah Bedar
+ Weddings, Coming-of-age ceremony
− Sculpting and painting deities, Consecrating sacred images
2十三
+ Consecrating sacred images, Praying for children
− Praying for blessings, Weddings
3十四
Cold Food Festival
+ Haircut, Coming-of-age ceremony
− Receiving wealth, Opening for business
4Pure Brightness
Qingming Festival (Tomb-Sweeping Day)
+ Cleansing and exorcism, Pulling down a house
− Nothing is favourable
5十六
+ Weddings, Praying for blessings
− Sacrifices and ancestor offerings, Encoffining
6十七
Passover (Pesach)
+ Sacrifices and ancestor offerings, Cutting cloth for garments
− Weddings, Digging wells
7十八
+ Sacrifices and ancestor offerings, Travel
− Consecrating sacred images, Felling trees
8十九
+ Sacrifices and ancestor offerings, Praying for blessings
− Repairing tombs, Building bridges
9二十
Good Friday
+ Consecrating sacred images, Travel
− Praying for blessings, Moving the altar fire before renovation
10廿一
+ Sacrifices and ancestor offerings, Building a stove
− Weddings, Placing the bed
11廿二
Easter
Orthodox Easter
+ Ritual bathing, Sacrifices and ancestor offerings
− Fasting and Taoist rites, Consecrating sacred images
12廿三
+ Sacrifices and ancestor offerings, Cleansing and exorcism
− Breaking ground, Breaking ground for a grave
13廿四
Songkran
+ Sacrifices and ancestor offerings, Ritual bathing
− Weddings, Opening for business
14廿五
+ Ritual bathing, Blocking holes against pests
− Praying for blessings, Burial
15廿六
+ Opening for business, Trading
− Betrothal gifts, Exchanging names (betrothal rite)
16廿七
+ Sacrifices and ancestor offerings, Repairing gates
− Weddings, Moving into a new home
17廿八
+ Installing the household altar, Moving the altar fire before renovation
− Building a stove, Burial
18廿九
+ Sacrifices and ancestor offerings, Travel
− Moving into a new home, Building a stove
19三月
+ Sacrifices and ancestor offerings, Decorating walls
− Consecrating sacred images, Building and repairs
20Grain Rain
+ Weddings, Sacrifices and ancestor offerings
− Betrothal gifts, Travel
21Shangsi Festival
+ Sacrifices and ancestor offerings, Sculpting and painting deities
− Praying for blessings, Moving into a new home
22初四
+ Sacrifices and ancestor offerings, Building a stove
− Placing the bed, Moving into a new home
23初五
+ Sacrifices and ancestor offerings, Praying for blessings
− Moving house, Moving into a new home
24初六
+ Betrothal gifts, Sacrifices and ancestor offerings
− Weddings, Opening for business
25初七
+ Sacrifices and ancestor offerings, Ritual bathing
− Praying for blessings, Fasting and Taoist rites
26初八
+ Ritual bathing, Catching pests
− Sacrifices and ancestor offerings, Weddings
27初九
+ Sacrifices and ancestor offerings, Praying for blessings
− Moving the altar fire before renovation, Weddings
28初十
+ Sacrifices and ancestor offerings, Catching pests
− Weddings, Burial
29十一
+ Betrothal gifts, Weddings
− Praying for blessings, Breaking ground
30十二
+ Sacrifices and ancestor offerings, Praying for blessings
− Consecrating sacred images, Weddings