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Chinese almanac, April 2020

Sunday
Monday
Tuesday
Wednesday
Thursday
Friday
Saturday
1初九
Sizdah Bedar
+ Sacrifices and ancestor offerings, Breaking ground
− Consecrating sacred images, Shipping goods
2初十
+ Sacrifices and ancestor offerings, Consecrating sacred images
− Weddings, Planting
3十一
Cold Food Festival
+ Cutting cloth for garments, Hanging bed curtains
− Building a stove, Opening for business
4Pure Brightness
Qingming Festival (Tomb-Sweeping Day)
+ Sacrifices and ancestor offerings, Catching pests
− Weddings, Burial
5十三
+ Betrothal gifts, Weddings
− Praying for blessings, Breaking ground
6十四
+ Sacrifices and ancestor offerings, Praying for blessings
− Consecrating sacred images, Weddings
7十五
+ Sacrifices and ancestor offerings, Cleansing and exorcism
− Breaking ground, Breaking ground for a grave
8十六
+ Ritual bathing, Fasting and Taoist rites
− Opening for business, Weddings
9十七
Passover (Pesach)
+ Praying for children, Travel
− Praying for blessings, Building and repairs
10十八
Good Friday
+ Sacrifices and ancestor offerings, Building a stove
− Weddings, Burial
11十九
+ Making carts and tools, Sacrifices and ancestor offerings
− Moving into a new home, Breaking ground
12二十
Easter
+ Sacrifices and ancestor offerings, Praying for blessings
− Opening for business, Breaking ground
13廿一
Songkran
+ Sacrifices and ancestor offerings, Ritual bathing
− Weddings, Opening for business
14廿二
+ Nothing is favourable
−
15廿三
+ Sacrifices and ancestor offerings, Sculpting and painting deities
− Moving the altar fire before renovation, Moving into a new home
16廿四
+ Sacrifices and ancestor offerings, Avoid everything else
− Building temples, Weddings
17廿五
+ Making agreements, Betrothal gifts
− Encoffining, Burial
18廿六
+ Sacrifices and ancestor offerings, Praying for blessings
− Digging wells, Installing doors
19Grain Rain
Orthodox Easter
+ Sacrifices and ancestor offerings, Adding to the household (adoption, hiring)
− Digging wells, Breaking ground
20廿八
+ Betrothal gifts, Consecrating sacred images
− Weddings, Opening for business
21廿九
+ Sacrifices and ancestor offerings, Visiting family and friends
− Weddings, Breaking ground
22三十
+ Sacrifices and ancestor offerings, Building a stove
− Weddings, Burial
23四月
+ Sacrifices and ancestor offerings, Fasting and Taoist rites
− Weddings, Moving house
24初二
Start of Ramadan
+ Weddings, Betrothal gifts
− Opening for business, Breaking ground
25初三
+ Sacrifices and ancestor offerings, Seeking a doctor
− Nothing is favourable
26初四
+ Ritual bathing, Making nets
− Weddings, Moving into a new home
27初五
+
− Nothing is favourable
28初六
+ Cleansing and exorcism, Pulling down walls
− Nothing is favourable
29初七
+ Weddings, Consecrating sacred images
− Praying for blessings, Encoffining
30初八
+ Weddings, Travel
− Lawsuits, Consecrating sacred images