Chinese almanac: May 1965
| Date | Lunar date | Favours | Avoid |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 1 | 4/1 | Rites and offerings, Cutting cloth, Coming-of-age rite, Placing a bed, Trading, Signing a deed, Digging a pond, Patching a wall, Blocking holes, Encoffining, Digging a grave site, Opening a tomb, Burial, Thanking the earth, Ending mourning dress, Putting on mourning dress | Wedding, Digging a well, Visiting the sick, Opening for business, Consecrating an image, Planting |
| May 2 | 4/2 | Rites and offerings, Setting out on a journey, Training oxen and horses, House cleaning, Nothing else | Consecrating an image, Felling trees, Burial, Digging a grave site |
| May 3 | 4/3 | Rites and offerings, Praying for blessings, Praying for children, Consecrating an image, Betrothal gifts, Making an agreement, Clearing and cleaning, Planting, Taking in livestock, Raising livestock, House cleaning, Adding to the household | Repairing a grave, Building a bridge, Building a stove, Setting out on a journey, Burial, Roofing, Moving into a new home |
| May 4 | 4/4 | Consecrating an image, Setting out on a journey, Trading, Blocking holes, Wedding, Haircut, Opening for business, Placing a bed | Praying for blessings, Moving the household altar out, Buying property, Breaking ground, Digging a grave site, Burial, Repairs and building, Raising the roof beam, Moving into a new home |
| May 5 | 4/5 | Rites and offerings, Building a stove, Hunting, Making nets, Repairing walls, Levelling roads, Nothing else | Wedding, Placing a bed, Treating illness |
| May 6 | 4/6 | Consecrating an image, Setting out on a journey, Wedding | Meeting family and friends, Adding to the household, Repairs and building, Breaking ground, Laying foundations, Moving house, Opening for business, Taking in livestock, Encoffining, Ending mourning dress, Putting on mourning dress, Moving a coffin, Digging a grave site, Burial, Repairing a grave, Erecting a headstone |
| May 7 | 4/7 | Wedding, Betrothal gifts, Setting out on a journey, Rites and offerings, Praying for blessings, Opening for business, Breaking ground, Moving house, Moving into a new home, Digging a grave site, Burial | Installing a door |
| May 8 | 4/8 | Wedding, Betrothal gifts, Seeing a doctor, Treating illness, Repairs and building, Breaking ground, Moving house, Moving into a new home, Digging a grave site, Burial | Opening for business, Consecrating an image |
| May 9 | 4/9 | Rites and offerings, Tearing down a house, Pulling down a wall, Nothing else | Nothing is favoured |
| May 10 | 4/10 | Wedding, Betrothal gifts, Rites and offerings, Praying for blessings, Setting out on a journey, Breaking ground, Raising the roof beam, Moving house, Moving into a new home, Digging a grave site, Burial | Temple rites |
| May 11 | 4/11 | Betrothal gifts, Rites and offerings, Praying for blessings, Opening for business, Seeing a doctor, Treating illness, Breaking ground, Taking in livestock | Wedding, Burial |
| May 12 | 4/12 | Wedding, Betrothal gifts, Setting out on a journey, Moving house, Moving into a new home | Breaking ground, Digging a grave site, Burial |
| May 13 | 4/13 | Making an agreement, Betrothal gifts, Rites and offerings, Breaking ground, Digging a grave site, Trading, Signing a deed | Wedding, Burial |
| May 14 | 4/14 | Wedding, Cutting cloth, Rites and offerings, Setting out on a journey, Placing a bed, Building a stove, Moving house, Moving into a new home, Digging a grave site, Burial | Taking up a post, Catching pests |
| May 15 | 4/15 | Blocking holes, Making nets, Nothing else | Nothing is favoured |
| May 16 | 4/16 | Wedding, Making an agreement, Betrothal gifts, Setting out on a journey, Rites and offerings, Praying for blessings, Temple rites, Breaking ground, Raising the roof beam, Digging a grave site, Burial | Moving house, Moving into a new home |
| May 17 | 4/17 | Making an agreement, Betrothal gifts, Meeting family and friends, Placing a bed, Building a stove, Building an animal shelter | Opening for business, Burial |
| May 18 | 4/18 | Ritual bathing, Levelling roads, House cleaning, Encoffining, Moving a coffin, Digging a grave site, Opening a tomb, Burial, Nothing else | Nothing is favoured |
| May 19 | 4/19 | Wedding, Rites and offerings, Praying for blessings, Praying for children, Consecrating an image, Setting out on a journey, Moving the household altar out, Demolition, Breaking ground, Raising the roof beam, Adding to the household, Moving into a new home, Moving house, Placing a bed, Installing a door, Opening for business, Trading, Signing a deed, Hanging a sign, Planting, Digging a grave site, Burial | None |
| May 20 | 4/20 | Rites and offerings, Consecrating an image, Setting out on a journey, Clearing and cleaning, Sculpting and painting, Cutting cloth, Encoffining, Moving a coffin, Digging a grave site, Opening a tomb, Burial, Ending mourning dress, Putting on mourning dress | Wedding, Raising the roof beam, Repairs and building, Demolition, Setting up scaffolding, Moving into a new home, Felling trees, Breaking ground, Moving the household altar out, Cutting mortises |
| May 21 | 4/21 | Rites and offerings, Clearing and cleaning, Tearing down a house, Pulling down a wall, Nothing else | Nothing is favoured |
| May 22 | 4/22 | Wedding, Rites and offerings, Praying for blessings, Praying for children, Consecrating an image, Setting out on a journey, Demolition, Breaking ground, Raising the roof beam, Moving the household altar out, Adding to the household, Moving into a new home, Moving house, Placing a bed, Planting, Taking in livestock, Raising livestock, Raising pillars, Installing a door, Repairs and building, Clearing and cleaning, Meeting family and friends | None |
| May 23 | 4/23 | Opening for business, Trading, Signing a deed, Rites and offerings, Praying for blessings, Consecrating an image, Felling trees, Adding to the household, Placing a bed, Demolition, Repairs and building, Breaking ground, Planting, Digging a grave site, Moving a coffin, Burial | Moving into a new home, Moving house, Haircut, Moving the household altar out, Wedding, Setting out on a journey |
| May 24 | 4/24 | Making nets, Clearing and cleaning, Nothing else | Nothing is favoured |
| May 25 | 4/25 | Wedding, Rites and offerings, Praying for blessings, Praying for children, Consecrating an image, Opening for business, Trading, Signing a deed, Placing a bed, Setting out on a journey, Demolition | Taking in livestock, Moving into a new home, Moving house, Burial, Visiting the sick, Felling trees, Raising the roof beam, Installing a door, Encoffining, Breaking ground |
| May 26 | 4/26 | Wedding, Rites and offerings, Praying for blessings, Praying for children, Setting out on a journey, Moving the household altar out, Demolition, Repairs and building, Breaking ground, Moving into a new home, Moving house, Placing a bed, Building a stove, Blocking holes, Planting, Digging a grave site, Burial | Consecrating an image, Digging a well, Opening a storehouse |
| May 27 | 4/27 | Clearing and cleaning, House cleaning, Nothing else | Nothing is favoured |
| May 28 | 4/28 | Opening for business, Trading, Signing a deed, Hanging a sign, Consecrating an image, Setting out on a journey, Demolition, Adding to the household, Moving into a new home, Moving a coffin, Breaking ground, Installing a door, Raising the roof beam, Planting, Digging a grave site, Repairing a grave, Burial | Wedding, Placing a bed, Visiting the sick, Building a stove |
| May 29 | 4/29 | Adding to the household, Meeting family and friends | Blocking holes, Raising the roof beam, Breaking ground, Felling trees, Burial, Lawsuits |
| May 30 | 4/30 | Ritual bathing, Levelling roads, House cleaning, Encoffining, Digging a grave site, Burial, Ending mourning dress, Putting on mourning dress | Wedding, Moving house, Felling trees, Making beams, Placing a bed, Rites and offerings, Praying for blessings, Roofing |
| May 31 | 5/1 | Wedding, Rites and offerings, Praying for blessings, Praying for children, Consecrating an image, Moving the household altar out, Setting out on a journey, Demolition, Breaking ground, Clearing and cleaning, Adding to the household, Opening for business, Trading, Signing a deed, Hanging a sign, Moving into a new home, Moving house, Placing a bed, Installing a door, Raising the roof beam, Burial, Digging a grave site, Thanking the earth | 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.