Calendars · Find auspicious days
Chinese almanac, January 2014
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Monday
Tuesday
Wednesday
Thursday
Friday
Saturday
1十二月
+ Weddings, Sacrifices and ancestor offerings
− Felling trees, Making beams
2初二
+ Sacrifices and ancestor offerings, Ritual bathing
− Visiting family and friends, Burial
3初三
+ Betrothal gifts, Making agreements
− Weddings, Opening for business
4初四
+ Moving into a new home, Moving house
− Weddings, Opening for business
5Minor Cold
+ Sacrifices and ancestor offerings, Praying for blessings
− Building a stove, Digging wells
6初六
Epiphany
+ Cleansing and exorcism, Cleaning the house
−
7初七
Orthodox Christmas
+ Opening for business, Trading
− Weddings, Sacrifices and ancestor offerings
8初八
Laba Festival
+ Opening for business, Trading
− Building and repairs, Raising the ridge beam
9初九
+ Sacrifices and ancestor offerings, Cleansing and exorcism
−
10初十
+ Weddings, Sacrifices and ancestor offerings
− Digging wells, Burial
11十一
+ Weddings, Sacrifices and ancestor offerings
− Digging wells, Burial
12十二
+ Pulling down a house, Pulling down walls
− Nothing is favourable
13十三
Mawlid (Prophet's Birthday)
+ Weddings, Opening for business
− Placing the bed, Felling trees
14十四
+ Sacrifices and ancestor offerings, Encoffining
−
15十五
+ Sacrifices and ancestor offerings, Cleansing and exorcism
− Nothing is favourable
16十六
Tu BiShvat
+ Opening for business, Trading
− Weddings, Planting
17十七
+ Placing the bed, Cutting cloth for garments
− Buying property, Weddings
18十八
+ Sacrifices and ancestor offerings, Cleansing and exorcism
− Weddings, Breaking ground
19十九
Timkat (Epiphany)
+ Ritual bathing, Sculpting and painting deities
− Moving into a new home, Installing doors
20Major Cold
+ Weddings, Travel
− Digging wells, Praying for blessings
21廿一
+ Cleansing and exorcism, Repairing roads
− Moving house, Moving into a new home
22廿二
+ Weddings, Sacrifices and ancestor offerings
− Opening for business, Funeral procession
23廿三
Little New Year (Xiaonian)
+ Weddings, Betrothal gifts
− Felling trees, Opening for business
24廿四
+ Sacrifices and ancestor offerings, Pulling down a house
− Opening for business, Breaking ground
25廿五
+ Weddings, Betrothal gifts
− Praying for blessings, Building temples
26廿六
+ Sacrifices and ancestor offerings, Fasting and Taoist rites
− Weddings, Moving into a new home
27廿七
+ Sacrifices and ancestor offerings, Fasting and Taoist rites
− Weddings, Opening for business
28廿八
+ Betrothal gifts, Making agreements
− Weddings, Hanging bed curtains
29廿九
+ Sacrifices and ancestor offerings, Praying for blessings
− Moving into a new home, Buying property
30三十
New Year's Eve (Chuxi)
+ Sacrifices and ancestor offerings, Training oxen and horses
− Weddings, Moving into a new home
31正月
Spring Festival (Chinese New Year)
Seollal (Korean New Year)
+ Weddings, Consecrating sacred images
− Building a stove, Burial