Chinese almanac: May 1990
| Date | Lunar date | Favours | Avoid |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 1 | 4/7 | Setting up incense, Moving the household altar out, Betrothal gifts, Making an agreement, Wedding, Opening for business, Signing a deed, Trading, Hanging a sign, Consecrating an image, Setting out on a journey, Clearing and cleaning, Placing a bed, Planting, Buying property, Demolition, Repairs and building, Breaking ground | Building a stove, Burial, Rites and offerings, Encoffining |
| May 2 | 4/8 | Rites and offerings, Setting out on a journey, Repairs and building, Breaking ground, Making bed curtains, Building an animal shelter, Placing a bed, Moving house, Encoffining, Moving a coffin, Digging a grave site, Opening a tomb, Burial, Preparing one’s own grave, Making one’s own coffin, Patching a wall, Blocking holes | Moving into a new home, Building a stove, Haircut, Consecrating an image, Installing a door |
| May 3 | 4/9 | Rites and offerings, Repairing walls, Nothing else | Consecrating an image, Repairs and building, Breaking ground, Digging a grave site |
| May 4 | 4/10 | Wedding, Rites and offerings, Praying for blessings, Praying for children, Temple rites, Consecrating an image, Moving the household altar out, Moving house, Moving into a new home, Raising pillars, Raising the roof beam, Meeting family and friends, Roofing, Laying foundations, Treating illness, Installing a door, Making carts, Digging a well, Digging a pond | Betrothal gifts, Setting out on a journey, Repairing a grave, Burial, Opening for business, Signing a deed, Building a stove |
| May 5 | 4/11 | Rites and offerings, Sculpting and painting, Consecrating an image, Betrothal gifts, Wedding, Opening for business, Setting out on a journey, Meeting family and friends, Placing a bed, Making nets, Ending mourning dress, Putting on mourning dress, Opening a tomb, Burial, Moving a coffin | Praying for blessings, Moving into a new home, Roofing, Breaking ground, Digging a grave site, Visiting the sick |
| May 6 | 4/12 | Making an agreement, Betrothal gifts, Meeting family and friends, Placing a bed, Building a stove, Building an animal shelter | Opening for business, Burial |
| May 7 | 4/13 | Ritual bathing, Levelling roads, House cleaning, Encoffining, Moving a coffin, Digging a grave site, Opening a tomb, Burial, Nothing else | Nothing is favoured |
| May 8 | 4/14 | 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 9 | 4/15 | 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 10 | 4/16 | Rites and offerings, Clearing and cleaning, Tearing down a house, Pulling down a wall, Nothing else | Nothing is favoured |
| May 11 | 4/17 | 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 12 | 4/18 | 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 13 | 4/19 | Making nets, Clearing and cleaning, Nothing else | Nothing is favoured |
| May 14 | 4/20 | 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 15 | 4/21 | 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 16 | 4/22 | Clearing and cleaning, House cleaning, Nothing else | Nothing is favoured |
| May 17 | 4/23 | 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 18 | 4/24 | Adding to the household, Meeting family and friends | Blocking holes, Raising the roof beam, Breaking ground, Felling trees, Burial, Lawsuits |
| May 19 | 4/25 | 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 20 | 4/26 | 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 |
| May 21 | 4/27 | Rites and offerings, Praying for blessings, Praying for children, Consecrating an image, Clearing and cleaning, Making bed curtains, Coming-of-age rite, Felling trees, Setting up scaffolding, Making beams, Repairs and building, Adding to the household, Wedding, Cutting cloth, Placing a bed, Breaking ground, Laying foundations, Raising the roof beam, Raising pillars, Releasing water, Meeting family and friends | None |
| May 22 | 4/28 | Tearing down a house, Pulling down a wall, Ritual bathing, Clearing and cleaning, Nothing else | Nothing is favoured |
| May 23 | 4/29 | Betrothal gifts, Making an agreement, Wedding, Making carts, Rites and offerings, Praying for blessings, Praying for children, Consecrating an image, Moving the household altar out, Demolition, Repairs and building, Breaking ground, Adding to the household, Hanging a sign, Moving into a new home, Moving house, Placing a bed, Planting, Encoffining, Digging a grave site, Burial, Ending mourning dress, Putting on mourning dress | Opening for business, Signing a deed |
| May 24 | 5/1 | Opening for business, Trading, Signing a deed, Rites and offerings, Praying for blessings, Consecrating an image, Breaking ground, Placing a bed, Setting out on a journey, Planting, Taking in livestock, Raising livestock, Raising pillars, Raising the roof beam, Clearing and cleaning, Digging a grave site | Wedding, Digging a well, Moving into a new home, Moving house, Burial |
| May 25 | 5/2 | Clearing and cleaning, Setting out on a journey, Betrothal gifts, Coming-of-age rite, Raising pillars, Raising the roof beam, Moving house, Building a stove, Adding to the household, Moving into a new home, Taking in livestock, Raising livestock | Rites and offerings, Felling trees, Setting up scaffolding, Placing a bed, Repairs and building, Breaking ground, Burial, Repairing a grave, Digging a grave site |
| May 26 | 5/3 | Rites and offerings, Praying for blessings, Praying for children, Consecrating an image, Setting out on a journey, Opening for business, Trading, Signing a deed, Planting, Placing a bed, Taking in livestock, Moving house, Laying foundations, Breaking ground, Setting pillar bases, Building a storehouse, Buying property, Digging a grave site, Opening a tomb, Repairing a grave | Moving into a new home, Repairs and building, Installing a door, Felling trees, Encoffining, Burial, Roofing |
| May 27 | 5/4 | Wedding, Trading, Signing a deed, Building a toilet, Patching a wall, Blocking holes, Hunting, Fishing, Preparing one’s own grave | Placing a bed, Digging a channel, Raising the roof beam, Repairs and building, Opening for business, Consecrating an image, Moving into a new home, Moving house |
| May 28 | 5/5 | Blocking holes, Clearing out ants, Making nets, Hunting, Nothing else | Wedding, Burial, Moving into a new home, Setting out on a journey, Breaking ground, Lawsuits |
| May 29 | 5/6 | Betrothal gifts, Making an agreement, Wedding, Rites and offerings, Praying for blessings, Praying for children, Consecrating an image, Clearing and cleaning, Setting out on a journey, Moving the household altar out, Moving into a new home, Moving house, Planting, Taking in livestock, Raising livestock, Breaking ground, Digging a grave site, Encoffining, Burial | Building a stove, Placing a bed, Opening a storehouse, Roofing |
| May 30 | 5/7 | Consecrating an image, Betrothal gifts, Cutting cloth, Coming-of-age rite, Placing a bed, Building a stove, Adding to the household, Building a storehouse, Blocking holes | Wedding, Planting, Repairs and building, Breaking ground, Setting out on a journey, Felling trees, Making beams, Burial, Thanking the earth |
| May 31 | 5/8 | Betrothal gifts, Wedding, Cutting cloth, Haircut, Setting out on a journey, Repairs and building, Breaking ground, Adding to the household, Opening for business, Trading, Signing a deed, Hanging a sign, Moving house, Raising the roof beam, Planting, Taking in livestock | Felling trees, Burial, Placing a bed, Rites and offerings, Praying for blessings |
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.