Calendars · Find auspicious days
Chinese almanac, August 2011
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1初二
Start of Ramadan
+ Cleansing and exorcism, Sacrifices and ancestor offerings
− Weddings, Opening for business
2初三
+ Pulling down a house, Pulling down walls
− Nothing is favourable
3初四
+ Opening for business, Trading
− Moving into a new home, Moving house
4初五
+ Weddings, Betrothal gifts
− Digging wells, Felling trees
5初六
+ Sacrifices and ancestor offerings, Coming-of-age ceremony
− Digging channels, Building boats
6初七
Qixi Festival
+ Weddings, Making agreements
− Moving house, Planting
7初八
+ Setting up the loom, Sacrifices and ancestor offerings
− Consecrating sacred images, Medical treatment
8Start of Autumn
+ Weddings, Sacrifices and ancestor offerings
− Breaking ground, Breaking ground for a grave
9初十
Tisha B'Av
+ Weddings, Travel
− Building a stove, Breaking ground
10十一
+ Making agreements, Betrothal gifts
− Weddings, Opening for business
11十二
+ Making agreements, Betrothal gifts
− Opening for business, Burial
12十三
+ Ritual bathing, Decorating walls
− Weddings, Praying for blessings
13十四
+ Weddings, Sacrifices and ancestor offerings
− Opening for business, Burial
14十五
Ghost Festival (Zhongyuan)
+ Catching pests, Making nets
− Weddings, Moving into a new home
15十六
+ Ritual bathing, Medical treatment
− Nothing is favourable
16十七
+ Weddings, Making agreements
− Breaking ground, Breaking ground for a grave
17十八
+ Weddings, Making agreements
− Consecrating sacred images, Acupuncture and moxibustion
18十九
+ Making agreements, Betrothal gifts
− Breaking ground, Burial
19二十
+ Weddings, Sacrifices and ancestor offerings
− Moving into a new home, Making beams
20廿一
+ Weddings, Sacrifices and ancestor offerings
− Roofing, Consecrating sacred images
21廿二
+ Sacrifices and ancestor offerings, Praying for blessings
− Breaking ground for a grave, Buying property
22廿三
+ Sacrifices and ancestor offerings, Cleansing and exorcism
− Weddings, Visiting family and friends
23End of Heat
+ Sculpting and painting deities, Consecrating sacred images
− Weddings, Receiving wealth
24廿五
+ Building a stove, Ritual bathing
− Nothing is favourable
25廿六
+ Sacrifices and ancestor offerings, Praying for children
− Weddings, Moving house
26廿七
+ Sacrifices and ancestor offerings, Blocking holes against pests
− Nothing is favourable
27廿八
Laylat al-Qadr
+ Pulling down a house, Pulling down walls
− Nothing is favourable
28廿九
+ Sacrifices and ancestor offerings, Encoffining
− Nothing is favourable
29八月
+ Weddings, Moving the altar fire before renovation
− Planting, Building a stove
30初二
Eid al-Fitr
+ Sacrifices and ancestor offerings, Consecrating sacred images
− Breaking ground, Breaking ground for a grave
31初三
+ Weddings, Sacrifices and ancestor offerings
− Roofing, Encoffining