Calendars · Find auspicious days
Chinese almanac, April 2005
Sunday
Monday
Tuesday
Wednesday
Thursday
Friday
Saturday
1廿三
+ Sacrifices and ancestor offerings, Visiting family and friends
− Planting, Breaking ground
2廿四
Sizdah Bedar
+ Cleaning the house, Blocking holes against pests
− Nothing is favourable
3廿五
+ Sculpting and painting deities, Consecrating sacred images
− Building a stove, Travel
4廿六
Cold Food Festival
+ Sacrifices and ancestor offerings, Weddings
− Breaking ground, Building a stove
5Pure Brightness
Qingming Festival (Tomb-Sweeping Day)
+ Sacrifices and ancestor offerings, Building a stove
− Weddings, Placing the bed
6廿八
+ Ritual bathing, Sacrifices and ancestor offerings
− Fasting and Taoist rites, Consecrating sacred images
7廿九
+ Sacrifices and ancestor offerings, Cleansing and exorcism
− Breaking ground, Breaking ground for a grave
8三十
+ Sacrifices and ancestor offerings, Ritual bathing
− Weddings, Opening for business
9三月
+ Ritual bathing, Blocking holes against pests
− Praying for blessings, Burial
10初二
+ Opening for business, Trading
− Betrothal gifts, Exchanging names (betrothal rite)
11Shangsi Festival
+ Sacrifices and ancestor offerings, Repairing gates
− Weddings, Moving into a new home
12初四
+ Installing the household altar, Moving the altar fire before renovation
− Building a stove, Burial
13初五
Songkran
+ Sacrifices and ancestor offerings, Travel
− Moving into a new home, Building a stove
14初六
+ Sacrifices and ancestor offerings, Decorating walls
− Consecrating sacred images, Building and repairs
15初七
+ Weddings, Sacrifices and ancestor offerings
− Betrothal gifts, Travel
16初八
+ Sacrifices and ancestor offerings, Sculpting and painting deities
− Praying for blessings, Moving into a new home
17初九
+ Sacrifices and ancestor offerings, Building a stove
− Placing the bed, Moving into a new home
18初十
+ Sacrifices and ancestor offerings, Praying for blessings
− Moving house, Moving into a new home
19十一
+ Betrothal gifts, Sacrifices and ancestor offerings
− Weddings, Opening for business
20Grain Rain
+ Sacrifices and ancestor offerings, Ritual bathing
− Praying for blessings, Fasting and Taoist rites
21十三
Mawlid (Prophet's Birthday)
+ Ritual bathing, Catching pests
− Sacrifices and ancestor offerings, Weddings
22十四
+ Sacrifices and ancestor offerings, Praying for blessings
− Moving the altar fire before renovation, Weddings
23十五
+ Sacrifices and ancestor offerings, Catching pests
− Weddings, Burial
24十六
Passover (Pesach)
+ Betrothal gifts, Weddings
− Praying for blessings, Breaking ground
25十七
+ Sacrifices and ancestor offerings, Praying for blessings
− Consecrating sacred images, Weddings
26十八
+ Sacrifices and ancestor offerings, Cleansing and exorcism
− Breaking ground, Breaking ground for a grave
27十九
+ Ritual bathing, Fasting and Taoist rites
− Opening for business, Weddings
28二十
+ Praying for children, Travel
− Praying for blessings, Building and repairs
29廿一
+ Sacrifices and ancestor offerings, Building a stove
− Weddings, Burial
30廿二
+ Making carts and tools, Sacrifices and ancestor offerings
− Moving into a new home, Breaking ground