Calendars · Find auspicious days
Chinese almanac, January 2009
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Monday
Tuesday
Wednesday
Thursday
Friday
Saturday
1初六
+ Medical treatment, Pulling down a house
− Nothing is favourable
2初七
+ Sacrifices and ancestor offerings, Praying for blessings
− Building bridges, Installing doors
3初八
Laba Festival
+ Cleansing and exorcism, Pulling down walls
− Nothing is favourable
4初九
+ Ritual bathing, Haircut
− Felling trees, Acquiring livestock
5Minor Cold
+ Weddings, Betrothal gifts
− Opening for business, Placing the bed
6十一
Epiphany
+ Making agreements, Betrothal gifts
− Building temples, Weddings
7十二
Orthodox Christmas
Ashura
+ Trading, Signing contracts
− Consecrating sacred images, Weddings
8十三
+ Sacrifices and ancestor offerings, Cleansing and exorcism
− Breaking ground for a grave, Breaking ground
9十四
+ Betrothal gifts, Making agreements
− Visiting the sick, Sacrifices and ancestor offerings
10十五
+ Weddings, Making agreements
− Moving into a new home, Consecrating sacred images
11十六
+ Sacrifices and ancestor offerings, Coming-of-age ceremony
− Moving house, Moving into a new home
12十七
+ Sacrifices and ancestor offerings, Installing mortars and millstones
− Weddings, Burial
13十八
+ Weddings, Sacrifices and ancestor offerings
− Roofing, Opening for business
14十九
+ Pulling down a house, Pulling down walls
− Weddings, Opening for business
15二十
+ Betrothal gifts, Making agreements
− Praying for blessings, Weddings
16廿一
+ Encoffining, Removing mourning clothes
− Opening for business, Felling trees
17廿二
+ Sacrifices and ancestor offerings, Building a stove
− Opening for business, Placing the bed
18廿三
Little New Year (Xiaonian)
+ Sculpting and painting deities, Consecrating sacred images
− Weddings, Encoffining
19廿四
Timkat (Epiphany)
+ Sacrifices and ancestor offerings, Ritual bathing
− Opening granaries, Weddings
20Major Cold
+ Sacrifices and ancestor offerings, Cleansing and exorcism
− Nothing is favourable
21廿六
+ Ritual bathing, Cleansing and exorcism
− Building a stove, Sacrifices and ancestor offerings
22廿七
+ Travel, Weddings
−
23廿八
+ Decorating walls, Repairing roads
− Weddings, Moving house
24廿九
+ Visiting family and friends, Betrothal gifts
− Travel, Medical treatment
25三十
New Year's Eve (Chuxi)
+ Sacrifices and ancestor offerings, Visiting family and friends
− Roofing, Opening for business
26正月
Spring Festival (Chinese New Year)
Seollal (Korean New Year)
+ Cleansing and exorcism, Pulling down a house
− Nothing is favourable
27初二
+ Sculpting and painting deities, Consecrating sacred images
− Moving into a new home, Placing the bed
28初三
+ Encoffining, Removing mourning clothes
− Breaking ground for a grave, Felling trees
29初四
+ Sacrifices and ancestor offerings, Praying for blessings
− Opening granaries, Roofing
30初五
+ Sacrifices and ancestor offerings, Travel
− Planting, Encoffining
31初六
+ Sacrifices and ancestor offerings, Praying for blessings
− Building a stove, Digging wells