Calendars · Find auspicious days
Chinese almanac, January 2017
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Monday
Tuesday
Wednesday
Thursday
Friday
Saturday
1初四
+ Hanging bed curtains, Cutting cloth for garments
− Moving into a new home, Breaking ground
2初五
+ Betrothal gifts, Making agreements
− Fasting and Taoist rites, Making beams
3初六
+ Receiving wealth, Opening for business
− Weddings, Moving house
4初七
+ Sacrifices and ancestor offerings, Encoffining
− Moving into a new home, Building and repairs
5Minor Cold
Laba Festival
+ Cleansing and exorcism, Repairing roads
− Moving house, Moving into a new home
6初九
Epiphany
+ Weddings, Sacrifices and ancestor offerings
− Opening for business, Funeral procession
7初十
Orthodox Christmas
+ Weddings, Betrothal gifts
− Felling trees, Opening for business
8十一
+ Sacrifices and ancestor offerings, Pulling down a house
− Opening for business, Breaking ground
9十二
+ Weddings, Betrothal gifts
− Praying for blessings, Building temples
10十三
+ Sacrifices and ancestor offerings, Fasting and Taoist rites
− Weddings, Moving into a new home
11十四
+ Sacrifices and ancestor offerings, Fasting and Taoist rites
− Weddings, Opening for business
12十五
+ Betrothal gifts, Making agreements
− Weddings, Hanging bed curtains
13十六
+ Sacrifices and ancestor offerings, Praying for blessings
− Moving into a new home, Buying property
14十七
+ Sacrifices and ancestor offerings, Training oxen and horses
− Weddings, Moving into a new home
15十八
+ Weddings, Consecrating sacred images
− Building a stove, Burial
16十九
+ Travel, Laying foundations
− Hanging a signboard, Moving into a new home
17二十
+ Repairing roads, Avoid everything else
− Consecrating sacred images, Weddings
18廿一
+ Weddings, Making agreements
− Opening for business, Travel
19廿二
Timkat (Epiphany)
+ Ritual bathing, Catching pests
− Betrothal gifts, Making agreements
20Major Cold
Little New Year (Xiaonian)
+ Sacrifices and ancestor offerings, Pulling down a house
− Fasting and Taoist rites, Weddings
21廿四
+ Ritual bathing, Opening granaries
− Praying for blessings, Weddings
22廿五
+ Sacrifices and ancestor offerings, Ritual bathing
− Building temples, Moving into a new home
23廿六
+ Weddings, Betrothal gifts
− Opening for business, Placing the bed
24廿七
+ Making agreements, Betrothal gifts
− Building temples, Weddings
25廿八
+ Trading, Signing contracts
− Consecrating sacred images, Weddings
26廿九
+ Sacrifices and ancestor offerings, Cleansing and exorcism
− Breaking ground for a grave, Breaking ground
27三十
New Year's Eve (Chuxi)
+ Betrothal gifts, Making agreements
− Visiting the sick, Sacrifices and ancestor offerings
28正月
Spring Festival (Chinese New Year)
Seollal (Korean New Year)
+ Weddings, Making agreements
− Moving into a new home, Consecrating sacred images
29初二
+ Sacrifices and ancestor offerings, Coming-of-age ceremony
− Moving house, Moving into a new home
30初三
+ Sacrifices and ancestor offerings, Installing mortars and millstones
− Weddings, Burial
31初四
+ Weddings, Sacrifices and ancestor offerings
− Roofing, Opening for business