Calendars · Find auspicious days
Chinese almanac, December 2106
Sunday
Monday
Tuesday
Wednesday
Thursday
Friday
Saturday
1初七
+ Sacrifices and ancestor offerings, Ritual bathing
− Weddings, Betrothal gifts
2初八
+ Opening for business, Receiving wealth
− Moving house, Moving into a new home
3初九
+ Sacrifices and ancestor offerings, Haircut
− Weddings, Moving into a new home
4初十
+ Sacrifices and ancestor offerings, Ritual bathing
− Opening for business, Breaking ground
5十一
Day of Arafah
+ Weddings, Making carts and tools
− Opening for business, Betrothal gifts
6十二
Eid al-Adha
+ Sculpting and painting deities, Visiting family and friends
− Weddings, Opening for business
7Major Snow
+ Haircut, Consecrating sacred images
− Moving into a new home, Moving house
8十四
+ Sacrifices and ancestor offerings, Decorating walls
− Nothing is favourable
9十五
+ Moving into a new home, Placing the bed
− Weddings, Opening for business
10十六
+ Sacrifices and ancestor offerings, Cleansing and exorcism
− Nothing is favourable
11十七
+ Pulling down a house, Pulling down walls
− Nothing is favourable
12十八
+ Placing the bed, Sacrifices and ancestor offerings
− Installing doors, Planting
13十九
+ Cleansing and exorcism, Cleaning the house
− Nothing is favourable
14二十
+ Sacrifices and ancestor offerings, Consecrating sacred images
− Felling trees, Acquiring livestock
15廿一
+ Sacrifices and ancestor offerings, Praying for blessings
− Weddings, Adding to the household (adoption, hiring)
16廿二
+ Ritual bathing, Coming-of-age ceremony
− Moving house, Moving into a new home
17廿三
+ Trading, Adding to the household (adoption, hiring)
− Fasting and Taoist rites, Moving into a new home
18廿四
+ Weddings, Betrothal gifts
− Fasting and Taoist rites, Felling trees
19廿五
+ Betrothal gifts, Making agreements
− Weddings, Breaking ground
20廿六
+ Sacrifices and ancestor offerings, Repairing roads
− Weddings, Moving into a new home
21廿七
Yalda Night
+ Betrothal gifts, Making agreements
− Opening for business, Building temples
22Winter Solstice
Winter Solstice (Dongzhi)
Hanukkah
+ Weddings, Coming-of-age ceremony
− Preparing one's own tomb, Breaking ground for a grave
23廿九
+ Pulling down a house, Pulling down walls
− Moving house, Moving into a new home
24三十
+ Placing the bed, Setting up carpentry trestles
− Building a stove, Installing doors
25十二月
Christmas
+ Weddings, Sacrifices and ancestor offerings
− Felling trees, Making beams
26初二
+ Sacrifices and ancestor offerings, Ritual bathing
− Visiting family and friends, Burial
27初三
Islamic New Year
+ Betrothal gifts, Making agreements
− Weddings, Opening for business
28初四
+ Moving into a new home, Moving house
− Weddings, Opening for business
29初五
+ Building livestock pens, Training oxen and horses
− Moving into a new home, Moving house
30初六
+ Making agreements, Betrothal gifts
− Breaking ground for a grave, Burial
31初七
+ Making agreements, Betrothal gifts
− Praying for blessings, Moving the altar fire before renovation