Calendars · Find auspicious days
Chinese almanac, December 2005
Sunday
Monday
Tuesday
Wednesday
Thursday
Friday
Saturday
1十一月
+ Betrothal gifts, Making agreements
− Weddings, Opening for business
2初二
+ Catching pests, Hunting
− Placing the bed, Installing doors
3初三
+ Sacrifices and ancestor offerings, Praying for blessings
− Moving house, Moving into a new home
4初四
+ Weddings, Coming-of-age ceremony
− Consecrating sacred images, Digging wells
5初五
+ Sacrifices and ancestor offerings, Ritual bathing
− Nothing is favourable
6初六
+ Sacrifices and ancestor offerings, Visiting family and friends
− Moving into a new home, Building a stove
7Major Snow
+ Weddings, Betrothal gifts
− Fasting and Taoist rites, Felling trees
8初八
+ Betrothal gifts, Making agreements
− Weddings, Breaking ground
9初九
+ Sacrifices and ancestor offerings, Repairing roads
− Weddings, Moving into a new home
10初十
+ Betrothal gifts, Making agreements
− Opening for business, Building temples
11十一
+ Weddings, Coming-of-age ceremony
− Preparing one's own tomb, Breaking ground for a grave
12十二
+ Pulling down a house, Pulling down walls
− Moving house, Moving into a new home
13十三
+ Placing the bed, Setting up carpentry trestles
− Building a stove, Installing doors
14十四
+ Weddings, Sacrifices and ancestor offerings
− Felling trees, Making beams
15十五
+ Sacrifices and ancestor offerings, Ritual bathing
− Visiting family and friends, Burial
16十六
+ Betrothal gifts, Making agreements
− Weddings, Opening for business
17十七
+ Moving into a new home, Moving house
− Weddings, Opening for business
18十八
+ Building livestock pens, Training oxen and horses
− Moving into a new home, Moving house
19十九
+ Making agreements, Betrothal gifts
− Breaking ground for a grave, Burial
20二十
+ Making agreements, Betrothal gifts
− Praying for blessings, Moving the altar fire before renovation
21廿一
Yalda Night
+ Sacrifices and ancestor offerings, Repairing roads
− Moving house, Moving into a new home
22Winter Solstice
Winter Solstice (Dongzhi)
+ Weddings, Coming-of-age ceremony
− Opening for business, Betrothal gifts
23廿三
+ Weddings, Making agreements
− Travel, Digging wells
24廿四
+ Sacrifices and ancestor offerings, Ritual bathing
− Weddings, Moving house
25廿五
Christmas
+ Coming-of-age ceremony, Receiving wealth
− Installing doors, Breaking ground
26廿六
Hanukkah
+ Betrothal gifts, Making agreements
− Weddings, Breaking ground
27廿七
+ Sacrifices and ancestor offerings, Ritual bathing
− Opening for business, Fasting and Taoist rites
28廿八
+ Praying for blessings, Fasting and Taoist rites
− Moving house, Opening for business
29廿九
+ Betrothal gifts, Making agreements
− Weddings, Praying for blessings
30三十
+ Hanging bed curtains, Cutting cloth for garments
− Moving into a new home, Breaking ground
31十二月
+ Betrothal gifts, Making agreements
− Fasting and Taoist rites, Making beams