Calendars · Find auspicious days
Chinese almanac, August 2008
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Monday
Tuesday
Wednesday
Thursday
Friday
Saturday
1七月
+ Weddings, Travel
− Praying for blessings, Breaking ground
2初二
+ Weddings, Sacrifices and ancestor offerings
− Opening granaries, Shipping goods
3初三
+ Moving into a new home, Moving house
− Weddings, Breaking ground for a grave
4初四
+ Sacrifices and ancestor offerings, Cleansing and exorcism
− Weddings, Moving into a new home
5初五
+ Pulling down a house, Pulling down walls
− Nothing is favourable
6初六
+ Weddings, Consecrating sacred images
− Felling trees, Sacrifices and ancestor offerings
7Start of Autumn
Qixi Festival
+ Making agreements, Betrothal gifts
− Breaking ground, Breaking ground for a grave
8初八
+ Weddings, Sacrifices and ancestor offerings
− Betrothal gifts, Making agreements
9初九
+ Weddings, Making agreements
− Digging wells, Travel
10初十
Tisha B'Av
+ Weddings, Making agreements
− Moving the altar fire before renovation, Moving into a new home
11十一
+ Weddings, Rites for wandering spirits
− Breaking ground, Breaking ground for a grave
12十二
+ Weddings, Coming-of-age ceremony
− Opening for business, Breaking ground
13十三
+ Sacrifices and ancestor offerings, Ritual bathing
− Weddings, Travel
14十四
+ Sculpting and painting deities, Coming-of-age ceremony
− Praying for blessings, Opening for business
15十五
Ghost Festival (Zhongyuan)
+ Travel, Ritual bathing
− Weddings, Installing doors
16十六
+ Betrothal gifts, Making agreements
− Opening for business, Signing contracts
17十七
+ Sacrifices and ancestor offerings, Catching pests
− Weddings, Betrothal gifts
18十八
+ Pulling down a house, Pulling down walls
− Funeral procession, Burial
19十九
+ Praying for blessings, Fasting and Taoist rites
− Breaking ground, Making agreements
20二十
+ Praying for blessings, Praying for children
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21廿一
+ Sculpting and painting deities, Consecrating sacred images
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22廿二
+ Praying for blessings, Travel
−
23End of Heat
+ Weddings, Sacrifices and ancestor offerings
− Breaking ground, Breaking ground for a grave
24廿四
+ Weddings, Travel
− Building a stove, Breaking ground
25廿五
+ Making agreements, Betrothal gifts
− Weddings, Opening for business
26廿六
+ Making agreements, Betrothal gifts
− Opening for business, Burial
27廿七
+ Ritual bathing, Decorating walls
− Weddings, Praying for blessings
28廿八
+ Weddings, Sacrifices and ancestor offerings
− Opening for business, Burial
29廿九
+ Catching pests, Making nets
− Weddings, Moving into a new home
30三十
+ Ritual bathing, Medical treatment
− Nothing is favourable
31八月
+ Weddings, Making agreements
− Breaking ground, Breaking ground for a grave