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Chinese almanac, January 2005

Sunday
Monday
Tuesday
Wednesday
Thursday
Friday
Saturday
1廿一
+ Sacrifices and ancestor offerings, Ritual bathing
− Opening for business, Fasting and Taoist rites
2廿二
+ Praying for blessings, Fasting and Taoist rites
− Moving house, Opening for business
3廿三
+ Betrothal gifts, Making agreements
− Weddings, Praying for blessings
4廿四
+ Hanging bed curtains, Cutting cloth for garments
− Moving into a new home, Breaking ground
5Minor Cold
+ Sacrifices and ancestor offerings, Cleansing and exorcism
− Weddings, Breaking ground
6廿六
Epiphany
+ Ritual bathing, Sculpting and painting deities
− Moving into a new home, Installing doors
7廿七
Orthodox Christmas
+ Weddings, Travel
− Digging wells, Praying for blessings
8廿八
+ Cleansing and exorcism, Repairing roads
− Moving house, Moving into a new home
9廿九
+ Weddings, Sacrifices and ancestor offerings
− Opening for business, Funeral procession
10十二月
+ Weddings, Betrothal gifts
− Felling trees, Opening for business
11初二
+ Sacrifices and ancestor offerings, Pulling down a house
− Opening for business, Breaking ground
12初三
+ Weddings, Betrothal gifts
− Praying for blessings, Building temples
13初四
+ Sacrifices and ancestor offerings, Fasting and Taoist rites
− Weddings, Moving into a new home
14初五
+ Sacrifices and ancestor offerings, Fasting and Taoist rites
− Weddings, Opening for business
15初六
+ Betrothal gifts, Making agreements
− Weddings, Hanging bed curtains
16初七
+ Sacrifices and ancestor offerings, Praying for blessings
− Moving into a new home, Buying property
17初八
Laba Festival
+ Sacrifices and ancestor offerings, Training oxen and horses
− Weddings, Moving into a new home
18初九
+ Weddings, Consecrating sacred images
− Building a stove, Burial
19初十
Timkat (Epiphany)
+ Travel, Laying foundations
− Hanging a signboard, Moving into a new home
20Major Cold
Day of Arafah
+ Repairing roads, Avoid everything else
− Consecrating sacred images, Weddings
21十二
Eid al-Adha
+ Weddings, Making agreements
− Opening for business, Travel
22十三
+ Ritual bathing, Catching pests
− Betrothal gifts, Making agreements
23十四
+ Sacrifices and ancestor offerings, Pulling down a house
− Fasting and Taoist rites, Weddings
24十五
+ Ritual bathing, Opening granaries
− Praying for blessings, Weddings
25十六
Tu BiShvat
+ Sacrifices and ancestor offerings, Ritual bathing
− Building temples, Moving into a new home
26十七
+ Weddings, Betrothal gifts
− Opening for business, Placing the bed
27十八
+ Making agreements, Betrothal gifts
− Building temples, Weddings
28十九
+ Trading, Signing contracts
− Consecrating sacred images, Weddings
29二十
+ Sacrifices and ancestor offerings, Cleansing and exorcism
− Breaking ground for a grave, Breaking ground
30廿一
+ Betrothal gifts, Making agreements
− Visiting the sick, Sacrifices and ancestor offerings
31廿二
+ Weddings, Making agreements
− Moving into a new home, Consecrating sacred images