Calendars · Find auspicious days
Chinese almanac, January 2020
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Monday
Tuesday
Wednesday
Thursday
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Saturday
1初七
+ Repairing roads, Avoid everything else
− Nothing is favourable
2初八
Laba Festival
+ Praying for children, Fasting and Taoist rites
− Opening for business, Weddings
3初九
+ Weddings, Making agreements
− Opening for business, Burial
4初十
+ Medical treatment, Pulling down a house
− Nothing is favourable
5十一
+ Sacrifices and ancestor offerings, Praying for blessings
− Building bridges, Installing doors
6Minor Cold
Epiphany
+ Ritual bathing, Opening granaries
− Praying for blessings, Weddings
7十三
Orthodox Christmas
+ Sacrifices and ancestor offerings, Ritual bathing
− Building temples, Moving into a new home
8十四
+ Weddings, Betrothal gifts
− Opening for business, Placing the bed
9十五
+ Making agreements, Betrothal gifts
− Building temples, Weddings
10十六
+ Trading, Signing contracts
− Consecrating sacred images, Weddings
11十七
+ Sacrifices and ancestor offerings, Cleansing and exorcism
− Breaking ground for a grave, Breaking ground
12十八
+ Betrothal gifts, Making agreements
− Visiting the sick, Sacrifices and ancestor offerings
13十九
+ Weddings, Making agreements
− Moving into a new home, Consecrating sacred images
14二十
+ Sacrifices and ancestor offerings, Coming-of-age ceremony
− Moving house, Moving into a new home
15廿一
+ Sacrifices and ancestor offerings, Installing mortars and millstones
− Weddings, Burial
16廿二
+ Weddings, Sacrifices and ancestor offerings
− Roofing, Opening for business
17廿三
Little New Year (Xiaonian)
+ Pulling down a house, Pulling down walls
− Weddings, Opening for business
18廿四
+ Betrothal gifts, Making agreements
− Praying for blessings, Weddings
19廿五
+ Encoffining, Removing mourning clothes
− Opening for business, Felling trees
20Major Cold
Timkat (Epiphany)
+ Sacrifices and ancestor offerings, Building a stove
− Opening for business, Placing the bed
21廿七
+ Sculpting and painting deities, Consecrating sacred images
− Weddings, Encoffining
22廿八
+ Sacrifices and ancestor offerings, Ritual bathing
− Opening granaries, Weddings
23廿九
+ Sacrifices and ancestor offerings, Cleansing and exorcism
− Nothing is favourable
24三十
New Year's Eve (Chuxi)
+ Ritual bathing, Cleansing and exorcism
− Building a stove, Sacrifices and ancestor offerings
25正月
Spring Festival (Chinese New Year)
Seollal (Korean New Year)
+ Travel, Weddings
−
26初二
+ Decorating walls, Repairing roads
− Weddings, Moving house
27初三
+ Visiting family and friends, Betrothal gifts
− Travel, Medical treatment
28初四
+ Sacrifices and ancestor offerings, Visiting family and friends
− Roofing, Opening for business
29初五
+ Cleansing and exorcism, Pulling down a house
− Nothing is favourable
30初六
+ Sculpting and painting deities, Consecrating sacred images
− Moving into a new home, Placing the bed
31初七
+ Encoffining, Removing mourning clothes
− Breaking ground for a grave, Felling trees