Calendars · Find auspicious days
Chinese almanac, December 2016
Sunday
Monday
Tuesday
Wednesday
Thursday
Friday
Saturday
1初三
+ Pulling down a house, Pulling down walls
− Weddings, Burial
2初四
+ Weddings, Betrothal gifts
− Roofing, Building boats
3初五
+ Betrothal gifts, Making agreements
− Weddings, Opening for business
4初六
+ Catching pests, Hunting
− Placing the bed, Installing doors
5初七
+ Sacrifices and ancestor offerings, Praying for blessings
− Moving house, Moving into a new home
6初八
+ Weddings, Coming-of-age ceremony
− Consecrating sacred images, Digging wells
7Major Snow
+ Ritual bathing, Coming-of-age ceremony
− Moving house, Moving into a new home
8初十
+ Trading, Adding to the household (adoption, hiring)
− Fasting and Taoist rites, Moving into a new home
9十一
+ Weddings, Betrothal gifts
− Fasting and Taoist rites, Felling trees
10十二
+ Betrothal gifts, Making agreements
− Weddings, Breaking ground
11十三
Mawlid (Prophet's Birthday)
+ Sacrifices and ancestor offerings, Repairing roads
− Weddings, Moving into a new home
12十四
+ Betrothal gifts, Making agreements
− Opening for business, Building temples
13十五
+ Weddings, Coming-of-age ceremony
− Preparing one's own tomb, Breaking ground for a grave
14十六
+ Pulling down a house, Pulling down walls
− Moving house, Moving into a new home
15十七
+ Placing the bed, Setting up carpentry trestles
− Building a stove, Installing doors
16十八
+ Weddings, Sacrifices and ancestor offerings
− Felling trees, Making beams
17十九
+ Sacrifices and ancestor offerings, Ritual bathing
− Visiting family and friends, Burial
18二十
+ Betrothal gifts, Making agreements
− Weddings, Opening for business
19廿一
+ Moving into a new home, Moving house
− Weddings, Opening for business
20廿二
Yalda Night
+ Building livestock pens, Training oxen and horses
− Moving into a new home, Moving house
21Winter Solstice
Winter Solstice (Dongzhi)
+ Making agreements, Betrothal gifts
− Breaking ground for a grave, Burial
22廿四
+ Making agreements, Betrothal gifts
− Praying for blessings, Moving the altar fire before renovation
23廿五
+ Sacrifices and ancestor offerings, Repairing roads
− Moving house, Moving into a new home
24廿六
+ Weddings, Coming-of-age ceremony
− Opening for business, Betrothal gifts
25廿七
Christmas
Hanukkah
+ Weddings, Making agreements
− Travel, Digging wells
26廿八
+ Sacrifices and ancestor offerings, Ritual bathing
− Weddings, Moving house
27廿九
+ Coming-of-age ceremony, Receiving wealth
− Installing doors, Breaking ground
28三十
+ Betrothal gifts, Making agreements
− Weddings, Breaking ground
29十二月
+ Sacrifices and ancestor offerings, Ritual bathing
− Opening for business, Fasting and Taoist rites
30初二
+ Praying for blessings, Fasting and Taoist rites
− Moving house, Opening for business
31初三
+ Betrothal gifts, Making agreements
− Weddings, Praying for blessings