Calendars · Find auspicious days
Chinese almanac, April 2014
Sunday
Monday
Tuesday
Wednesday
Thursday
Friday
Saturday
1初二
+ Coming-of-age ceremony, Signing contracts
− Weddings, Praying for blessings
2初三
Sizdah Bedar
+ Sacrifices and ancestor offerings, Visiting family and friends
− Weddings, Breaking ground
3初四
+ Sacrifices and ancestor offerings, Ritual bathing
− Weddings, Burial
4初五
Cold Food Festival
+ Receiving wealth, Opening for business
− Moving house, Moving into a new home
5Pure Brightness
Qingming Festival (Tomb-Sweeping Day)
+ Betrothal gifts, Weddings
− Thanking the Earth God, Praying for blessings
6初七
+ Sacrifices and ancestor offerings, Repairing roads
− Nothing is favourable
7初八
+ Sacrifices and ancestor offerings, Praying for blessings
− Adding to the household (adoption, hiring), Travel
8初九
+ Sacrifices and ancestor offerings, Praying for blessings
− Breaking ground, Breaking ground for a grave
9初十
+ Sacrifices and ancestor offerings, Cleansing and exorcism
− Nothing is favourable
10十一
+ Blocking holes against pests, Cleaning the house
− Nothing is favourable
11十二
+ Sacrifices and ancestor offerings, Praying for blessings
−
12十三
+ Cleansing and exorcism, Pulling down a house
− Nothing is favourable
13十四
Songkran
+ Weddings, Praying for blessings
− Sacrifices and ancestor offerings, Encoffining
14十五
+ Sacrifices and ancestor offerings, Cutting cloth for garments
− Weddings, Digging wells
15十六
Passover (Pesach)
+ Sacrifices and ancestor offerings, Travel
− Consecrating sacred images, Felling trees
16十七
+ Sacrifices and ancestor offerings, Praying for blessings
− Repairing tombs, Building bridges
17十八
+ Consecrating sacred images, Travel
− Praying for blessings, Moving the altar fire before renovation
18十九
Good Friday
+ Sacrifices and ancestor offerings, Building a stove
− Weddings, Placing the bed
19二十
+ Ritual bathing, Sacrifices and ancestor offerings
− Fasting and Taoist rites, Consecrating sacred images
20Grain Rain
Easter
Orthodox Easter
+ Sacrifices and ancestor offerings, Cleansing and exorcism
− Breaking ground, Breaking ground for a grave
21廿二
+ Sacrifices and ancestor offerings, Ritual bathing
− Weddings, Opening for business
22廿三
+ Ritual bathing, Blocking holes against pests
− Praying for blessings, Burial
23廿四
+ Opening for business, Trading
− Betrothal gifts, Exchanging names (betrothal rite)
24廿五
+ Sacrifices and ancestor offerings, Repairing gates
− Weddings, Moving into a new home
25廿六
+ Installing the household altar, Moving the altar fire before renovation
− Building a stove, Burial
26廿七
+ Sacrifices and ancestor offerings, Travel
− Moving into a new home, Building a stove
27廿八
+ Sacrifices and ancestor offerings, Decorating walls
− Consecrating sacred images, Building and repairs
28廿九
+ Weddings, Sacrifices and ancestor offerings
− Betrothal gifts, Travel
29四月
+ Sacrifices and ancestor offerings, Sculpting and painting deities
− Praying for blessings, Moving into a new home
30初二
+ Sacrifices and ancestor offerings, Building a stove
− Placing the bed, Moving into a new home