Chinese almanac: October 1953
| Date | Lunar date | Favours | Avoid |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1 | 8/24 | Rites and offerings, Setting out on a journey, House cleaning, Nothing else | Nothing is favoured |
| Oct 2 | 8/25 | Wedding, Rites and offerings, Sculpting and painting, Consecrating an image, Setting out on a journey, Clearing and cleaning, Haircut, Trimming nails, Breaking ground, Placing a bed, Digging a pond, Releasing water, House cleaning | Felling trees, Funeral procession, Building a stove, Making beams, Burial |
| Oct 3 | 8/26 | Opening for business, Trading, Signing a deed, Hanging a sign, Consecrating an image, Setting out on a journey, Moving into a new home, Moving house, Placing a bed, Moving the household altar out, Raising the roof beam | Building a stove, Funeral procession, Haircut, Boarding a boat, Wedding, Burial |
| Oct 4 | 8/27 | Rites and offerings, Ritual bathing, Repairing walls, Levelling roads, Nothing else | Nothing is favoured |
| Oct 5 | 8/28 | Wedding, Rites and offerings, Praying for blessings, Praying for children, Consecrating an image, Setting out on a journey, Moving the household altar out, Demolition, Repairs and building, Breaking ground, Adding to the household, Moving into a new home, Moving house, Placing a bed, Opening for business, Trading, Signing a deed, Hanging a sign, Planting, Taking in livestock, Encoffining, Burial, Ending mourning dress, Putting on mourning dress | None |
| Oct 6 | 8/29 | Clearing and cleaning, Pulling down a wall, Nothing else | Nothing is favoured |
| Oct 7 | 8/30 | Rites and offerings, Treating illness, Tearing down a house, Pulling down a wall, Nothing else | Nothing is favoured |
| Oct 8 | 9/1 | Tearing down a house, Pulling down a wall, Nothing else | Nothing is favoured |
| Oct 9 | 9/2 | Meeting family and friends, Wedding, Making an agreement, Betrothal gifts, Taking in a son-in-law, Demolition, Repairs and building, Breaking ground, Laying foundations, Raising pillars, Raising the roof beam, Placing a bed, Receiving money | Setting out on a journey, Praying for blessings, Burial, Building a stove |
| Oct 10 | 9/3 | Rites and offerings, Sculpting and painting, Consecrating an image, Praying for blessings, Temple rites, Setting out on a journey, Making an agreement, Betrothal gifts, Cutting cloth, Wedding, Demolition, Repairs and building, Placing a bed, Moving into a new home, Setting up incense, Encoffining, Opening a tomb, Burial, Thanking the earth, Taking up a post, Meeting family and friends, Adding to the household, Moving house, Raising the roof beam, Setting up a loom, Opening for business, Trading, Signing a deed, Receiving money | Opening a storehouse, Coming-of-age rite, Felling trees, Making beams |
| Oct 11 | 9/4 | Rites and offerings, Building a stove, Encoffining, Ending mourning dress, Putting on mourning dress, Hunting | Planting, Breaking ground, Burial, Opening for business |
| Oct 12 | 9/5 | Rites and offerings, Praying for blessings, Temple rites, Ritual bathing, Raising pillars, Making an agreement, Betrothal gifts, Wedding, Demolition, Moving into a new home, Moving a coffin, Opening a tomb, Thanking the earth, Taking up a post, Moving the household altar out, Taking in livestock | Building a stove, Encoffining, Burial, Placing a bed |
| Oct 13 | 9/6 | Wedding, Rites and offerings, Installing machinery, Encoffining, Digging a grave site, Burial | Breaking ground, Raising the roof beam |
| Oct 14 | 9/7 | Building a stove, Building an animal shelter | Funeral procession, Burial |
| Oct 15 | 9/8 | Ritual bathing, Haircut, Starting school, Learning a craft, Adding to the household | Wedding, Moving into a new home |
| Oct 16 | 9/9 | Consecrating an image, Acupuncture, Meeting family and friends, Opening a tomb, Burial | Opening for business, Breaking ground, Digging a grave site |
| Oct 17 | 9/10 | Rites and offerings, Making nets, Building an animal shelter, Nothing else | None |
| Oct 18 | 9/11 | Encoffining, Ending mourning dress, Putting on mourning dress, Moving a coffin, Digging a grave site, Opening a tomb, Burial | Moving house, Moving into a new home |
| Oct 19 | 9/12 | Wedding, Making an agreement, Betrothal gifts, Setting out on a journey, Rites and offerings, Praying for blessings, Breaking ground, Moving house, Moving into a new home, Digging a grave site, Burial | Opening for business, Taking up a post |
| Oct 20 | 9/13 | Rites and offerings, Clearing and cleaning, Tearing down a house, Pulling down a wall, Nothing else | None |
| Oct 21 | 9/14 | Making an agreement, Betrothal gifts, Meeting family and friends, Installing machinery, Receiving money, Raising livestock | Praying for blessings, Burial |
| Oct 22 | 9/15 | Wedding, Making an agreement, Betrothal gifts, Setting out on a journey, Opening for business, Rites and offerings, Praying for blessings, Breaking ground, Moving house, Moving into a new home, Digging a grave site, Burial | Temple rites, Installing a door |
| Oct 23 | 9/16 | Rites and offerings, Blocking holes, Nothing else | Nothing is favoured |
| Oct 24 | 9/17 | Rites and offerings, Praying for blessings, Praying for children, Consecrating an image, Opening for business, Setting out on a journey, Clearing and cleaning, Breaking ground, Laying foundations, Buying property, Planting | Wedding, Building a stove, Repairing a grave, Installing a door, Moving into a new home, Erecting a headstone, Burial, Placing a bed |
| Oct 25 | 9/18 | Rites and offerings, Clearing and cleaning, Cutting cloth, Haircut, Placing a bed, Building a stove, Building an animal shelter, Releasing water, Building a dike, Patching a wall, Blocking holes, Trimming nails, House cleaning | Wedding, Consecrating an image, Meeting family and friends, Digging a well, Installing a door, Planting |
| Oct 26 | 9/19 | Rites and offerings, Setting out on a journey, Cutting cloth, Coming-of-age rite, Meeting family and friends, Building an animal shelter, Wedding, Raising pillars, Raising the roof beam, Moving house, Receiving money, Taking in livestock | Breaking ground, Felling trees, Making beams, Funeral procession, Burial, Preparing one’s own grave |
| Oct 27 | 9/20 | Rites and offerings, Praying for blessings, Praying for children, Consecrating an image, Setting out on a journey, Clearing and cleaning, Moving house, Felling trees, Placing a bed, Taking in livestock, Moving the household altar out, Demolition | Burial, Repairing a grave, Building a stove, Digging a grave site, Building a temple, Breaking ground, Wedding, Betrothal gifts |
| Oct 28 | 9/21 | Opening for business, Trading, Signing a deed, Receiving money, Meeting family and friends, Consecrating an image, Haircut, Encoffining, Moving a coffin, Burial, Opening a tomb | Wedding, Building a stove, Moving the household altar out, Setting out on a journey, Moving into a new home, Moving house, Placing a bed, Praying for blessings, Raising the roof beam |
| Oct 29 | 9/22 | Building an animal shelter, Levelling roads, Nothing else | Nothing is favoured |
| Oct 30 | 9/23 | Encoffining, Digging a grave site, Burial, Opening a tomb, Ending mourning dress, Putting on mourning dress, Nothing else | None |
| Oct 31 | 9/24 | Rites and offerings, Encoffining, Moving a coffin, Preparing one’s own grave, Digging a grave site, Opening a tomb, Burial, Ending mourning dress, Putting on mourning dress, Nothing else | None |
The almanac is a traditional way of choosing dates, kept here as culture. It isn’t a scientific finding, and shouldn’t decide medical, legal or financial matters.