Calendars · Find auspicious days
Chinese almanac, December 2015
Sunday
Monday
Tuesday
Wednesday
Thursday
Friday
Saturday
1二十
+ Sacrifices and ancestor offerings, Ritual bathing
− Opening for business, Breaking ground
2廿一
+ Weddings, Making carts and tools
− Opening for business, Betrothal gifts
3廿二
+ Sculpting and painting deities, Visiting family and friends
− Weddings, Opening for business
4廿三
+ Betrothal gifts, Moving house
− Opening granaries, Roofing
5廿四
+ Making agreements, Betrothal gifts
− Weddings, Burial
6廿五
+ Weddings, Making agreements
− Opening for business, Building temples
7Major Snow
Hanukkah
+ Sacrifices and ancestor offerings, Cleansing and exorcism
− Nothing is favourable
8廿七
+ Pulling down a house, Pulling down walls
− Nothing is favourable
9廿八
+ Placing the bed, Sacrifices and ancestor offerings
− Installing doors, Planting
10廿九
+ Cleansing and exorcism, Cleaning the house
− Nothing is favourable
11十一月
+ Sacrifices and ancestor offerings, Consecrating sacred images
− Felling trees, Acquiring livestock
12初二
+ Sacrifices and ancestor offerings, Praying for blessings
− Weddings, Adding to the household (adoption, hiring)
13初三
+ Ritual bathing, Coming-of-age ceremony
− Moving house, Moving into a new home
14初四
+ Trading, Adding to the household (adoption, hiring)
− Fasting and Taoist rites, Moving into a new home
15初五
+ Weddings, Betrothal gifts
− Fasting and Taoist rites, Felling trees
16初六
+ Betrothal gifts, Making agreements
− Weddings, Breaking ground
17初七
+ Sacrifices and ancestor offerings, Repairing roads
− Weddings, Moving into a new home
18初八
+ Betrothal gifts, Making agreements
− Opening for business, Building temples
19初九
+ Weddings, Coming-of-age ceremony
− Preparing one's own tomb, Breaking ground for a grave
20初十
+ Pulling down a house, Pulling down walls
− Moving house, Moving into a new home
21十一
Yalda Night
+ Placing the bed, Setting up carpentry trestles
− Building a stove, Installing doors
22Winter Solstice
Winter Solstice (Dongzhi)
+ Weddings, Sacrifices and ancestor offerings
− Felling trees, Making beams
23十三
Mawlid (Prophet's Birthday)
+ Sacrifices and ancestor offerings, Ritual bathing
− Visiting family and friends, Burial
24十四
+ Betrothal gifts, Making agreements
− Weddings, Opening for business
25十五
Christmas
+ Moving into a new home, Moving house
− Weddings, Opening for business
26十六
+ Building livestock pens, Training oxen and horses
− Moving into a new home, Moving house
27十七
+ Making agreements, Betrothal gifts
− Breaking ground for a grave, Burial
28十八
+ Making agreements, Betrothal gifts
− Praying for blessings, Moving the altar fire before renovation
29十九
+ Sacrifices and ancestor offerings, Repairing roads
− Moving house, Moving into a new home
30二十
+ Weddings, Coming-of-age ceremony
− Opening for business, Betrothal gifts
31廿一
+ Weddings, Making agreements
− Travel, Digging wells