Calendars · Find auspicious days
Chinese almanac, January 2008
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Monday
Tuesday
Wednesday
Thursday
Friday
Saturday
1廿三
+ Training oxen and horses, Avoid everything else
− Moving into a new home, Breaking ground
2廿四
+ Weddings, Travel
− Opening for business, Burial
3廿五
+ Opening for business, Signing contracts
− Weddings, Praying for blessings
4廿六
+ Repairing roads, Avoid everything else
− Nothing is favourable
5廿七
+ Praying for children, Fasting and Taoist rites
− Opening for business, Weddings
6Minor Cold
Epiphany
+ Weddings, Making agreements
− Opening for business, Travel
7廿九
Orthodox Christmas
+ Ritual bathing, Catching pests
− Betrothal gifts, Making agreements
8十二月
+ Sacrifices and ancestor offerings, Pulling down a house
− Fasting and Taoist rites, Weddings
9初二
+ Ritual bathing, Opening granaries
− Praying for blessings, Weddings
10初三
Islamic New Year
+ Sacrifices and ancestor offerings, Ritual bathing
− Building temples, Moving into a new home
11初四
+ Weddings, Betrothal gifts
− Opening for business, Placing the bed
12初五
+ Making agreements, Betrothal gifts
− Building temples, Weddings
13初六
+ Trading, Signing contracts
− Consecrating sacred images, Weddings
14初七
+ Sacrifices and ancestor offerings, Cleansing and exorcism
− Breaking ground for a grave, Breaking ground
15初八
Laba Festival
+ Betrothal gifts, Making agreements
− Visiting the sick, Sacrifices and ancestor offerings
16初九
+ Weddings, Making agreements
− Moving into a new home, Consecrating sacred images
17初十
+ Sacrifices and ancestor offerings, Coming-of-age ceremony
− Moving house, Moving into a new home
18十一
+ Sacrifices and ancestor offerings, Installing mortars and millstones
− Weddings, Burial
19十二
Ashura
+ Weddings, Sacrifices and ancestor offerings
− Roofing, Opening for business
20十三
Timkat (Epiphany)
+ Pulling down a house, Pulling down walls
− Weddings, Opening for business
21Major Cold
+ Betrothal gifts, Making agreements
− Praying for blessings, Weddings
22十五
Tu BiShvat
+ Encoffining, Removing mourning clothes
− Opening for business, Felling trees
23十六
+ Sacrifices and ancestor offerings, Building a stove
− Opening for business, Placing the bed
24十七
+ Sculpting and painting deities, Consecrating sacred images
− Weddings, Encoffining
25十八
+ Sacrifices and ancestor offerings, Ritual bathing
− Opening granaries, Weddings
26十九
+ Sacrifices and ancestor offerings, Cleansing and exorcism
− Nothing is favourable
27二十
+ Ritual bathing, Cleansing and exorcism
− Building a stove, Sacrifices and ancestor offerings
28廿一
+ Travel, Weddings
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29廿二
+ Decorating walls, Repairing roads
− Weddings, Moving house
30廿三
Little New Year (Xiaonian)
+ Visiting family and friends, Betrothal gifts
− Travel, Medical treatment
31廿四
+ Sacrifices and ancestor offerings, Visiting family and friends
− Roofing, Opening for business