Calendars · Find auspicious days
Chinese almanac, December 2013
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Monday
Tuesday
Wednesday
Thursday
Friday
Saturday
1廿九
+ Sacrifices and ancestor offerings, Sculpting and painting deities
− Praying for blessings, Thanking the Earth God
2三十
+ Travel, Receiving wealth
− Building temples, Thanking the Earth God
3十一月
+ Weddings, Betrothal gifts
− Buying property, Digging wells
4初二
+ Weddings, Betrothal gifts
− Breaking ground for a grave, Breaking ground
5初三
+ Sacrifices and ancestor offerings, Cleansing and exorcism
− Weddings, Burial
6初四
+ Sacrifices and ancestor offerings, Cleaning the house
− Weddings, Moving into a new home
7Major Snow
+ Sacrifices and ancestor offerings, Praying for blessings
− Building bridges, Installing doors
8初六
+ Cleansing and exorcism, Pulling down walls
− Nothing is favourable
9初七
+ Ritual bathing, Haircut
− Felling trees, Acquiring livestock
10初八
+ Sacrifices and ancestor offerings, Consecrating sacred images
− Weddings, Travel
11初九
+ Making beams, Building and repairs
− Weddings, Praying for blessings
12初十
+ Burial, Opening a grave for reburial
− Avoid everything else
13十一
+ Weddings, Sacrifices and ancestor offerings
− Building a stove, Sculpting and painting deities
14十二
+ Haircut, Consecrating sacred images
− Moving into a new home, Moving house
15十三
+ Sacrifices and ancestor offerings, Decorating walls
− Nothing is favourable
16十四
+ Moving into a new home, Placing the bed
− Weddings, Opening for business
17十五
+ Sacrifices and ancestor offerings, Cleansing and exorcism
− Nothing is favourable
18十六
+ Pulling down a house, Pulling down walls
− Nothing is favourable
19十七
+ Placing the bed, Sacrifices and ancestor offerings
− Installing doors, Planting
20十八
+ Cleansing and exorcism, Cleaning the house
− Nothing is favourable
21十九
Yalda Night
+ Sacrifices and ancestor offerings, Consecrating sacred images
− Felling trees, Acquiring livestock
22Winter Solstice
Winter Solstice (Dongzhi)
+ Sacrifices and ancestor offerings, Praying for blessings
− Weddings, Adding to the household (adoption, hiring)
23廿一
+ Ritual bathing, Coming-of-age ceremony
− Moving house, Moving into a new home
24廿二
+ Trading, Adding to the household (adoption, hiring)
− Fasting and Taoist rites, Moving into a new home
25廿三
Christmas
+ Weddings, Betrothal gifts
− Fasting and Taoist rites, Felling trees
26廿四
+ Betrothal gifts, Making agreements
− Weddings, Breaking ground
27廿五
+ Sacrifices and ancestor offerings, Repairing roads
− Weddings, Moving into a new home
28廿六
+ Betrothal gifts, Making agreements
− Opening for business, Building temples
29廿七
+ Weddings, Coming-of-age ceremony
− Preparing one's own tomb, Breaking ground for a grave
30廿八
+ Pulling down a house, Pulling down walls
− Moving house, Moving into a new home
31廿九
+ Placing the bed, Setting up carpentry trestles
− Building a stove, Installing doors