Calendars · Find auspicious days
Chinese almanac, April 2016
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Saturday
1廿四
Sizdah Bedar
+ Consecrating sacred images, Praying for blessings
− Betrothal gifts, Breaking ground
2廿五
+ Cutting cloth for garments, Setting up the loom
− Sacrifices and ancestor offerings, Weddings
3廿六
Cold Food Festival
+ Sacrifices and ancestor offerings, Visiting family and friends
− Planting, Breaking ground
4Pure Brightness
Qingming Festival (Tomb-Sweeping Day)
+ Sacrifices and ancestor offerings, Travel
− Consecrating sacred images, Felling trees
5廿八
+ Sacrifices and ancestor offerings, Praying for blessings
− Repairing tombs, Building bridges
6廿九
+ Consecrating sacred images, Travel
− Praying for blessings, Moving the altar fire before renovation
7三月
+ Sacrifices and ancestor offerings, Building a stove
− Weddings, Placing the bed
8初二
+ Ritual bathing, Sacrifices and ancestor offerings
− Fasting and Taoist rites, Consecrating sacred images
9Shangsi Festival
+ Sacrifices and ancestor offerings, Cleansing and exorcism
− Breaking ground, Breaking ground for a grave
10初四
+ Sacrifices and ancestor offerings, Ritual bathing
− Weddings, Opening for business
11初五
+ Ritual bathing, Blocking holes against pests
− Praying for blessings, Burial
12初六
+ Opening for business, Trading
− Betrothal gifts, Exchanging names (betrothal rite)
13初七
Songkran
+ Sacrifices and ancestor offerings, Repairing gates
− Weddings, Moving into a new home
14初八
+ Installing the household altar, Moving the altar fire before renovation
− Building a stove, Burial
15初九
+ Sacrifices and ancestor offerings, Travel
− Moving into a new home, Building a stove
16初十
+ Sacrifices and ancestor offerings, Decorating walls
− Consecrating sacred images, Building and repairs
17十一
+ Weddings, Sacrifices and ancestor offerings
− Betrothal gifts, Travel
18十二
+ Sacrifices and ancestor offerings, Sculpting and painting deities
− Praying for blessings, Moving into a new home
19Grain Rain
+ Sacrifices and ancestor offerings, Building a stove
− Placing the bed, Moving into a new home
20十四
+ Sacrifices and ancestor offerings, Praying for blessings
− Moving house, Moving into a new home
21十五
+ Betrothal gifts, Sacrifices and ancestor offerings
− Weddings, Opening for business
22十六
+ Sacrifices and ancestor offerings, Ritual bathing
− Praying for blessings, Fasting and Taoist rites
23十七
Passover (Pesach)
+ Ritual bathing, Catching pests
− Sacrifices and ancestor offerings, Weddings
24十八
+ Sacrifices and ancestor offerings, Praying for blessings
− Moving the altar fire before renovation, Weddings
25十九
+ Sacrifices and ancestor offerings, Catching pests
− Weddings, Burial
26二十
+ Betrothal gifts, Weddings
− Praying for blessings, Breaking ground
27廿一
+ Sacrifices and ancestor offerings, Praying for blessings
− Consecrating sacred images, Weddings
28廿二
+ Sacrifices and ancestor offerings, Cleansing and exorcism
− Breaking ground, Breaking ground for a grave
29廿三
+ Ritual bathing, Fasting and Taoist rites
− Opening for business, Weddings
30廿四
+ Praying for children, Travel
− Praying for blessings, Building and repairs