Calendars · Find auspicious days
Chinese almanac, September 2008
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1初二
Start of Ramadan
+ Weddings, Making agreements
− Consecrating sacred images, Acupuncture and moxibustion
2初三
+ Making agreements, Betrothal gifts
− Breaking ground, Burial
3初四
+ Weddings, Sacrifices and ancestor offerings
− Moving into a new home, Making beams
4初五
+ Weddings, Sacrifices and ancestor offerings
− Roofing, Consecrating sacred images
5初六
+ Sacrifices and ancestor offerings, Praying for blessings
− Breaking ground for a grave, Buying property
6初七
+ Sacrifices and ancestor offerings, Cleansing and exorcism
− Weddings, Visiting family and friends
7White Dew
+ Weddings, Making agreements
− Acupuncture and moxibustion, Felling trees
8初九
+ Travel, Opening for business
− Weddings, Burial
9初十
+ Sacrifices and ancestor offerings, Ritual bathing
− Fasting and Taoist rites, Weddings
10十一
+ Weddings, Making carts and tools
− Betrothal gifts, Making agreements
11十二
Nayrouz (Coptic New Year)
Enkutatash (Ethiopian New Year)
+ Ritual bathing, Catching pests
− Sacrifices and ancestor offerings, Weddings
12十三
+ Avoid everything else
− Visiting the sick
13十四
+ Making agreements, Betrothal gifts
− Weddings, Building temples
14十五
Mid-Autumn Festival
Chuseok
+ Consecrating sacred images, Praying for children
− Funeral procession, Burial
15十六
+ Sacrifices and ancestor offerings, Weddings
− Consecrating sacred images, Breaking ground
16十七
+ Sacrifices and ancestor offerings, Rites for wandering spirits
− Weddings, Opening for business
17十八
+ Travel, Cleansing and exorcism
− Sacrifices and ancestor offerings, Praying for blessings
18十九
+ Sacrifices and ancestor offerings, Praying for blessings
− Breaking ground, Building a stove
19二十
+ Travel, Cleansing and exorcism
− Building temples, Installing doors
20廿一
+ Consecrating sacred images, Sculpting and painting deities
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21廿二
+ Sacrifices and ancestor offerings, Praying for blessings
− Weddings, Moving into a new home
22Autumn Equinox
+ Sacrifices and ancestor offerings, Visiting family and friends
− Moving into a new home, Felling trees
23廿四
+ Sacrifices and ancestor offerings, Coming-of-age ceremony
− Building a stove, Moving into a new home
24廿五
+ Sacrifices and ancestor offerings, Ritual bathing
− Moving house, Moving into a new home
25廿六
+ Sacrifices and ancestor offerings, Sculpting and painting deities
− Building bridges, Coming-of-age ceremony
26廿七
+ Sacrifices and ancestor offerings, Visiting family and friends
− Setting column bases, Burial
27廿八
Meskel
Laylat al-Qadr
+ Sacrifices and ancestor offerings, Cutting cloth for garments
− Moving house, Moving into a new home
28廿九
+ Nothing is favourable
− Encoffining, Burial
29九月
+ Sacrifices and ancestor offerings, Cutting cloth for garments
− Placing the bed, Consecrating sacred images
30初二
Rosh Hashanah
+ Sacrifices and ancestor offerings, Travel
− Breaking ground, Coming-of-age ceremony