Calendars · Find auspicious days
Chinese almanac, August 2016
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Monday
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Wednesday
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Saturday
1廿九
+ Sacrifices and ancestor offerings, Praying for blessings
− Weddings, Opening for business
2三十
+ Sacrifices and ancestor offerings, Adding to the household (adoption, hiring)
− Opening for business, Moving into a new home
3七月
+ Sacrifices and ancestor offerings, Sculpting and painting deities
− Roofing, Moving into a new home
4初二
+ Sacrifices and ancestor offerings, Blocking holes against pests
− Moving house, Opening for business
5初三
+ Opening for business, Receiving wealth
− Breaking ground, Breaking ground for a grave
6初四
+ Moving house, Moving into a new home
− Opening for business, Placing the bed
7Start of Autumn
+ Sacrifices and ancestor offerings, Cleansing and exorcism
− Weddings, Travel
8初六
+ Betrothal gifts, Making agreements
− Felling trees, Thanking the Earth God
9初七
Qixi Festival
+ Decorating walls, Repairing roads
− Weddings, Lawsuits
10初八
+ Weddings, Sacrifices and ancestor offerings
− Fasting and Taoist rites, Opening for business
11初九
+ Breaking ground for a grave, Burial
− Weddings, Moving into a new home
12初十
+ Pulling down a house, Pulling down walls
− Praying for blessings, Betrothal gifts
13十一
Tisha B'Av
+ Weddings, Consecrating sacred images
− Digging wells, Haircut
14十二
+ Installing machinery, Betrothal gifts
− Moving into a new home, Weddings
15十三
+ Weddings, Sacrifices and ancestor offerings
− Funeral procession, Burial
16十四
+ Weddings, Betrothal gifts
− Moving into a new home, Raising the ridge beam
17十五
Ghost Festival (Zhongyuan)
+ Sacrifices and ancestor offerings, Travel
− Weddings, Moving into a new home
18十六
+ Weddings, Betrothal gifts
− Planting, Digging wells
19十七
+ Cleansing and exorcism, Sacrifices and ancestor offerings
− Moving the altar fire before renovation, Weddings
20十八
+ Ritual bathing, Haircut
− Opening for business, Moving into a new home
21十九
+ Sacrifices and ancestor offerings, Haircut
− Weddings, Planting
22二十
+ Weddings, Betrothal gifts
− Opening for business, Signing contracts
23End of Heat
+ Sacrifices and ancestor offerings, Rites for wandering spirits
− Opening for business, Trading
24廿二
+ Ritual bathing, Pulling down a house
− Fasting and Taoist rites, Opening for business
25廿三
+ Making agreements, Betrothal gifts
− Breaking ground, Breaking ground for a grave
26廿四
+ Weddings, Sacrifices and ancestor offerings
− Betrothal gifts, Making agreements
27廿五
+ Weddings, Making agreements
− Digging wells, Travel
28廿六
+ Weddings, Making agreements
− Moving the altar fire before renovation, Moving into a new home
29廿七
+ Weddings, Rites for wandering spirits
− Breaking ground, Breaking ground for a grave
30廿八
+ Weddings, Coming-of-age ceremony
− Opening for business, Breaking ground
31廿九
+ Sacrifices and ancestor offerings, Ritual bathing
− Weddings, Travel