Calendars · Find auspicious days
Chinese almanac, January 2016
Sunday
Monday
Tuesday
Wednesday
Thursday
Friday
Saturday
1廿二
+ Sacrifices and ancestor offerings, Ritual bathing
− Weddings, Moving house
2廿三
+ Coming-of-age ceremony, Receiving wealth
− Installing doors, Breaking ground
3廿四
+ Betrothal gifts, Making agreements
− Weddings, Breaking ground
4廿五
+ Sacrifices and ancestor offerings, Ritual bathing
− Opening for business, Fasting and Taoist rites
5廿六
+ Praying for blessings, Fasting and Taoist rites
− Moving house, Opening for business
6Minor Cold
Epiphany
+ Opening for business, Trading
− Weddings, Planting
7廿八
Orthodox Christmas
+ Placing the bed, Cutting cloth for garments
− Buying property, Weddings
8廿九
+ Sacrifices and ancestor offerings, Cleansing and exorcism
− Weddings, Breaking ground
9三十
+ Ritual bathing, Sculpting and painting deities
− Moving into a new home, Installing doors
10十二月
+ Weddings, Travel
− Digging wells, Praying for blessings
11初二
+ Cleansing and exorcism, Repairing roads
− Moving house, Moving into a new home
12初三
+ Weddings, Sacrifices and ancestor offerings
− Opening for business, Funeral procession
13初四
+ Weddings, Betrothal gifts
− Felling trees, Opening for business
14初五
+ Sacrifices and ancestor offerings, Pulling down a house
− Opening for business, Breaking ground
15初六
+ Weddings, Betrothal gifts
− Praying for blessings, Building temples
16初七
+ Sacrifices and ancestor offerings, Fasting and Taoist rites
− Weddings, Moving into a new home
17初八
Laba Festival
+ Sacrifices and ancestor offerings, Fasting and Taoist rites
− Weddings, Opening for business
18初九
+ Betrothal gifts, Making agreements
− Weddings, Hanging bed curtains
19初十
+ Sacrifices and ancestor offerings, Praying for blessings
− Moving into a new home, Buying property
20Major Cold
Timkat (Epiphany)
+ Sacrifices and ancestor offerings, Training oxen and horses
− Weddings, Moving into a new home
21十二
+ Weddings, Consecrating sacred images
− Building a stove, Burial
22十三
+ Travel, Laying foundations
− Hanging a signboard, Moving into a new home
23十四
+ Repairing roads, Avoid everything else
− Consecrating sacred images, Weddings
24十五
+ Weddings, Making agreements
− Opening for business, Travel
25十六
Tu BiShvat
+ Ritual bathing, Catching pests
− Betrothal gifts, Making agreements
26十七
+ Sacrifices and ancestor offerings, Pulling down a house
− Fasting and Taoist rites, Weddings
27十八
+ Ritual bathing, Opening granaries
− Praying for blessings, Weddings
28十九
+ Sacrifices and ancestor offerings, Ritual bathing
− Building temples, Moving into a new home
29二十
+ Weddings, Betrothal gifts
− Opening for business, Placing the bed
30廿一
+ Making agreements, Betrothal gifts
− Building temples, Weddings
31廿二
+ Trading, Signing contracts
− Consecrating sacred images, Weddings