Calendars · Find auspicious days
Chinese almanac, September 2016
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Monday
Tuesday
Wednesday
Thursday
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Saturday
1八月
+ Sculpting and painting deities, Coming-of-age ceremony
− Praying for blessings, Opening for business
2初二
+ Travel, Ritual bathing
− Weddings, Installing doors
3初三
+ Betrothal gifts, Making agreements
− Opening for business, Signing contracts
4初四
+ Sacrifices and ancestor offerings, Catching pests
− Weddings, Betrothal gifts
5初五
+ Pulling down a house, Pulling down walls
− Funeral procession, Burial
6初六
+ Praying for blessings, Fasting and Taoist rites
− Breaking ground, Making agreements
7White Dew
+ Weddings, Betrothal gifts
− Opening for business, Digging wells
8初八
+ Opening for business, Trading
− Weddings, Breaking ground for a grave
9初九
+ Weddings, Sacrifices and ancestor offerings
− Opening granaries, Shipping goods
10初十
Day of Arafah
+ Sacrifices and ancestor offerings, Repairing tombs
− Opening for business, Moving into a new home
11十一
Nayrouz (Coptic New Year)
Enkutatash (Ethiopian New Year)
+ Weddings, Coming-of-age ceremony
− Praying for blessings, Consecrating sacred images
12十二
+ Sacrifices and ancestor offerings, Travel
− Breaking ground, Breaking ground for a grave
13十三
+ Weddings, Betrothal gifts
− Building temples, Funeral procession
14十四
+ Betrothal gifts, Making agreements
− Fasting and Taoist rites, Weddings
15十五
Mid-Autumn Festival
Chuseok
+ Sacrifices and ancestor offerings, Ritual bathing
− Weddings, Moving into a new home
16十六
+ Consecrating sacred images, Praying for blessings
− Building a stove, Moving the altar fire before renovation
17十七
+ Consecrating sacred images, Cleansing and exorcism
− Moving the altar fire before renovation, Moving into a new home
18十八
+ Pulling down a house, Pulling down walls
− Moving house, Moving into a new home
19十九
+ Weddings, Betrothal gifts
− Opening for business, Opening granaries
20二十
+ Weddings, Betrothal gifts
− Burial, Acquiring livestock
21廿一
+ Sacrifices and ancestor offerings, Coming-of-age ceremony
− Weddings, Opening for business
22Autumn Equinox
+ Sacrifices and ancestor offerings, Cleansing and exorcism
− Opening for business, Praying for blessings
23廿三
+ Coming-of-age ceremony, Ritual bathing
− Weddings, Opening for business
24廿四
+ Sacrifices and ancestor offerings, Travel
− Weddings, Moving into a new home
25廿五
+ Weddings, Making agreements
− Acupuncture and moxibustion, Felling trees
26廿六
+ Travel, Opening for business
− Weddings, Burial
27廿七
Meskel
+ Sacrifices and ancestor offerings, Ritual bathing
− Fasting and Taoist rites, Weddings
28廿八
+ Weddings, Making carts and tools
− Betrothal gifts, Making agreements
29廿九
+ Ritual bathing, Catching pests
− Sacrifices and ancestor offerings, Weddings
30三十
+ Avoid everything else
− Visiting the sick