Calendars · Find auspicious days
Chinese almanac, April 2017
Sunday
Monday
Tuesday
Wednesday
Thursday
Friday
Saturday
1初五
+ Sacrifices and ancestor offerings, Weddings
− Breaking ground, Building a stove
2初六
Sizdah Bedar
+ Praying for blessings, Praying for children
− Taking up a post
3初七
Cold Food Festival
+ Sacrifices and ancestor offerings, Cleansing and exorcism
− Placing the bed, Weddings
4Pure Brightness
Qingming Festival (Tomb-Sweeping Day)
+ Sacrifices and ancestor offerings, Cleansing and exorcism
− Breaking ground, Breaking ground for a grave
5初九
+ Sacrifices and ancestor offerings, Ritual bathing
− Weddings, Opening for business
6初十
+ Ritual bathing, Blocking holes against pests
− Praying for blessings, Burial
7十一
+ Opening for business, Trading
− Betrothal gifts, Exchanging names (betrothal rite)
8十二
+ Sacrifices and ancestor offerings, Repairing gates
− Weddings, Moving into a new home
9十三
+ Installing the household altar, Moving the altar fire before renovation
− Building a stove, Burial
10十四
+ Sacrifices and ancestor offerings, Travel
− Moving into a new home, Building a stove
11十五
Passover (Pesach)
+ Sacrifices and ancestor offerings, Decorating walls
− Consecrating sacred images, Building and repairs
12十六
+ Weddings, Sacrifices and ancestor offerings
− Betrothal gifts, Travel
13十七
Songkran
+ Sacrifices and ancestor offerings, Sculpting and painting deities
− Praying for blessings, Moving into a new home
14十八
Good Friday
+ Sacrifices and ancestor offerings, Building a stove
− Placing the bed, Moving into a new home
15十九
+ Sacrifices and ancestor offerings, Praying for blessings
− Moving house, Moving into a new home
16二十
Easter
Orthodox Easter
+ Betrothal gifts, Sacrifices and ancestor offerings
− Weddings, Opening for business
17廿一
+ Sacrifices and ancestor offerings, Ritual bathing
− Praying for blessings, Fasting and Taoist rites
18廿二
+ Ritual bathing, Catching pests
− Sacrifices and ancestor offerings, Weddings
19廿三
+ Sacrifices and ancestor offerings, Praying for blessings
− Moving the altar fire before renovation, Weddings
20Grain Rain
+ Sacrifices and ancestor offerings, Catching pests
− Weddings, Burial
21廿五
+ Betrothal gifts, Weddings
− Praying for blessings, Breaking ground
22廿六
+ Sacrifices and ancestor offerings, Praying for blessings
− Consecrating sacred images, Weddings
23廿七
+ Sacrifices and ancestor offerings, Cleansing and exorcism
− Breaking ground, Breaking ground for a grave
24廿八
+ Ritual bathing, Fasting and Taoist rites
− Opening for business, Weddings
25廿九
+ Praying for children, Travel
− Praying for blessings, Building and repairs
26四月
+ Sacrifices and ancestor offerings, Building a stove
− Weddings, Burial
27初二
+ Making carts and tools, Sacrifices and ancestor offerings
− Moving into a new home, Breaking ground
28初三
+ Sacrifices and ancestor offerings, Praying for blessings
− Opening for business, Breaking ground
29初四
+ Sacrifices and ancestor offerings, Ritual bathing
− Weddings, Opening for business
30初五
+ Nothing is favourable
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