Calendars · Find auspicious days
Chinese almanac, January 2012
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Monday
Tuesday
Wednesday
Thursday
Friday
Saturday
1初八
Laba Festival
+ Sacrifices and ancestor offerings, Consecrating sacred images
− Felling trees, Acquiring livestock
2初九
+ Sacrifices and ancestor offerings, Praying for blessings
− Weddings, Adding to the household (adoption, hiring)
3初十
+ Ritual bathing, Coming-of-age ceremony
− Moving house, Moving into a new home
4十一
+ Trading, Adding to the household (adoption, hiring)
− Fasting and Taoist rites, Moving into a new home
5十二
+ Weddings, Betrothal gifts
− Fasting and Taoist rites, Felling trees
6Minor Cold
Epiphany
+ Ritual bathing, Cleansing and exorcism
− Building a stove, Sacrifices and ancestor offerings
7十四
Orthodox Christmas
+ Travel, Weddings
−
8十五
+ Decorating walls, Repairing roads
− Weddings, Moving house
9十六
+ Visiting family and friends, Betrothal gifts
− Travel, Medical treatment
10十七
+ Sacrifices and ancestor offerings, Visiting family and friends
− Roofing, Opening for business
11十八
+ Cleansing and exorcism, Pulling down a house
− Nothing is favourable
12十九
+ Sculpting and painting deities, Consecrating sacred images
− Moving into a new home, Placing the bed
13二十
+ Encoffining, Removing mourning clothes
− Breaking ground for a grave, Felling trees
14廿一
+ Sacrifices and ancestor offerings, Praying for blessings
− Opening granaries, Roofing
15廿二
+ Sacrifices and ancestor offerings, Travel
− Planting, Encoffining
16廿三
Little New Year (Xiaonian)
+ Sacrifices and ancestor offerings, Praying for blessings
− Building a stove, Digging wells
17廿四
+ Cleansing and exorcism, Cleaning the house
−
18廿五
+ Opening for business, Trading
− Weddings, Sacrifices and ancestor offerings
19廿六
+ Opening for business, Trading
− Building and repairs, Raising the ridge beam
20廿七
Timkat (Epiphany)
+ Sacrifices and ancestor offerings, Cleansing and exorcism
−
21Major Cold
+ Weddings, Sacrifices and ancestor offerings
− Digging wells, Burial
22廿九
New Year's Eve (Chuxi)
+ Weddings, Sacrifices and ancestor offerings
− Digging wells, Burial
23正月
Spring Festival (Chinese New Year)
Seollal (Korean New Year)
+ Pulling down a house, Pulling down walls
− Nothing is favourable
24初二
+ Weddings, Opening for business
− Placing the bed, Felling trees
25初三
+ Sacrifices and ancestor offerings, Encoffining
−
26初四
+ Sacrifices and ancestor offerings, Cleansing and exorcism
− Nothing is favourable
27初五
+ Opening for business, Trading
− Weddings, Planting
28初六
+ Placing the bed, Cutting cloth for garments
− Buying property, Weddings
29初七
+ Sacrifices and ancestor offerings, Cleansing and exorcism
− Weddings, Breaking ground
30初八
+ Ritual bathing, Sculpting and painting deities
− Moving into a new home, Installing doors
31初九
+ Weddings, Travel
− Digging wells, Praying for blessings