Calendars · Find auspicious days
Chinese almanac, April 2117
Sunday
Monday
Tuesday
Wednesday
Thursday
Friday
Saturday
1三十
+ Coming-of-age ceremony, Signing contracts
− Weddings, Praying for blessings
2三月
Sizdah Bedar
+ Sacrifices and ancestor offerings, Visiting family and friends
− Weddings, Breaking ground
3初二
+ Sacrifices and ancestor offerings, Ritual bathing
− Weddings, Burial
4初三
Cold Food Festival
+ Receiving wealth, Opening for business
− Moving house, Moving into a new home
5Pure Brightness
Qingming Festival (Tomb-Sweeping Day)
+ Betrothal gifts, Weddings
− Thanking the Earth God, Praying for blessings
6初五
+ Sacrifices and ancestor offerings, Repairing roads
− Nothing is favourable
7初六
+ Sacrifices and ancestor offerings, Praying for blessings
− Adding to the household (adoption, hiring), Travel
8初七
+ Sacrifices and ancestor offerings, Praying for blessings
− Breaking ground, Breaking ground for a grave
9初八
+ Sacrifices and ancestor offerings, Cleansing and exorcism
− Nothing is favourable
10初九
+ Blocking holes against pests, Cleaning the house
− Nothing is favourable
11初十
+ Sacrifices and ancestor offerings, Praying for blessings
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12十一
+ Cleansing and exorcism, Pulling down a house
− Nothing is favourable
13十二
Songkran
+ Weddings, Praying for blessings
− Sacrifices and ancestor offerings, Encoffining
14十三
+ Sacrifices and ancestor offerings, Cutting cloth for garments
− Weddings, Digging wells
15十四
+ Sacrifices and ancestor offerings, Travel
− Consecrating sacred images, Felling trees
16十五
Good Friday
+ Sacrifices and ancestor offerings, Praying for blessings
− Repairing tombs, Building bridges
17十六
Passover (Pesach)
+ Consecrating sacred images, Travel
− Praying for blessings, Moving the altar fire before renovation
18十七
Easter
+ Sacrifices and ancestor offerings, Building a stove
− Weddings, Placing the bed
19十八
+ Ritual bathing, Sacrifices and ancestor offerings
− Fasting and Taoist rites, Consecrating sacred images
20Grain Rain
+ Sacrifices and ancestor offerings, Cleansing and exorcism
− Breaking ground, Breaking ground for a grave
21二十
+ Sacrifices and ancestor offerings, Ritual bathing
− Weddings, Opening for business
22廿一
+ Ritual bathing, Blocking holes against pests
− Praying for blessings, Burial
23廿二
+ Opening for business, Trading
− Betrothal gifts, Exchanging names (betrothal rite)
24廿三
+ Sacrifices and ancestor offerings, Repairing gates
− Weddings, Moving into a new home
25廿四
Orthodox Easter
+ Installing the household altar, Moving the altar fire before renovation
− Building a stove, Burial
26廿五
+ Sacrifices and ancestor offerings, Travel
− Moving into a new home, Building a stove
27廿六
+ Sacrifices and ancestor offerings, Decorating walls
− Consecrating sacred images, Building and repairs
28廿七
+ Weddings, Sacrifices and ancestor offerings
− Betrothal gifts, Travel
29廿八
+ Sacrifices and ancestor offerings, Sculpting and painting deities
− Praying for blessings, Moving into a new home
30廿九
+ Sacrifices and ancestor offerings, Building a stove
− Placing the bed, Moving into a new home