Calendars · Find auspicious days
Chinese almanac, April 2008
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1廿五
Sizdah Bedar
+ Sacrifices and ancestor offerings, Weddings
− Planting, Felling trees
2廿六
+ Sacrifices and ancestor offerings, Praying for blessings
− Placing the bed, Opening for business
3廿七
Cold Food Festival
+ Pulling down a house, Pulling down walls
− Nothing is favourable
4Pure Brightness
Qingming Festival (Tomb-Sweeping Day)
+ Sacrifices and ancestor offerings, Ritual bathing
− Praying for blessings, Fasting and Taoist rites
5廿九
+ Ritual bathing, Catching pests
− Sacrifices and ancestor offerings, Weddings
6三月
+ Sacrifices and ancestor offerings, Praying for blessings
− Moving the altar fire before renovation, Weddings
7初二
+ Sacrifices and ancestor offerings, Catching pests
− Weddings, Burial
8Shangsi Festival
+ Betrothal gifts, Weddings
− Praying for blessings, Breaking ground
9初四
+ Sacrifices and ancestor offerings, Praying for blessings
− Consecrating sacred images, Weddings
10初五
+ Sacrifices and ancestor offerings, Cleansing and exorcism
− Breaking ground, Breaking ground for a grave
11初六
+ Ritual bathing, Fasting and Taoist rites
− Opening for business, Weddings
12初七
+ Praying for children, Travel
− Praying for blessings, Building and repairs
13初八
Songkran
+ Sacrifices and ancestor offerings, Building a stove
− Weddings, Burial
14初九
+ Making carts and tools, Sacrifices and ancestor offerings
− Moving into a new home, Breaking ground
15初十
+ Sacrifices and ancestor offerings, Praying for blessings
− Opening for business, Breaking ground
16十一
+ Sacrifices and ancestor offerings, Ritual bathing
− Weddings, Opening for business
17十二
+ Nothing is favourable
−
18十三
+ Sacrifices and ancestor offerings, Sculpting and painting deities
− Moving the altar fire before renovation, Moving into a new home
19十四
+ Sacrifices and ancestor offerings, Avoid everything else
− Building temples, Weddings
20Grain Rain
Passover (Pesach)
+ Making agreements, Betrothal gifts
− Encoffining, Burial
21十六
+ Sacrifices and ancestor offerings, Praying for blessings
− Digging wells, Installing doors
22十七
+ Sacrifices and ancestor offerings, Adding to the household (adoption, hiring)
− Digging wells, Breaking ground
23十八
+ Betrothal gifts, Consecrating sacred images
− Weddings, Opening for business
24十九
+ Sacrifices and ancestor offerings, Visiting family and friends
− Weddings, Breaking ground
25二十
+ Sacrifices and ancestor offerings, Building a stove
− Weddings, Burial
26廿一
+ Sacrifices and ancestor offerings, Fasting and Taoist rites
− Weddings, Moving house
27廿二
Orthodox Easter
+ Weddings, Betrothal gifts
− Opening for business, Breaking ground
28廿三
+ Sacrifices and ancestor offerings, Seeking a doctor
− Nothing is favourable
29廿四
+ Ritual bathing, Making nets
− Weddings, Moving into a new home
30廿五
+
− Nothing is favourable