Chinese almanac: February 1996
| Date | Lunar date | Favours | Avoid |
|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 1 | 12/13 | Repairing walls, Levelling roads, Encoffining, Moving a coffin, Nothing else | Wedding, Moving house, Moving into a new home, Consecrating an image |
| Feb 2 | 12/14 | Meeting family and friends, Betrothal gifts, Adding to the household, Repairs and building, Breaking ground, Raising pillars, Raising the roof beam, Rites and offerings, Consecrating an image, Sculpting and painting, Praying for blessings, Temple rites, Wedding, Placing a bed, Moving house, Moving into a new home, Setting up incense, Taking in livestock | Setting out on a journey, Treating illness, Burial, Opening for business |
| Feb 3 | 12/15 | Rites and offerings, Meeting family and friends, Setting out on a journey, Making an agreement, Betrothal gifts, Ritual bathing, Repairs and building, Breaking ground, Praying for blessings, Temple rites, Wedding, Demolition, Placing a bed, Encoffining, Moving a coffin, Burial, Thanking the earth, Taking up a post, Cutting cloth, Raising pillars, Raising the roof beam, Felling trees, Catching pests, Planting, Digging a grave site, Installing a door | Roofing, Opening for business, Building a stove, Moving into a new home |
| Feb 4 | 12/16 | Betrothal gifts, Wedding, Rites and offerings, Praying for blessings, Setting out on a journey, Repairs and building, Breaking ground, Moving house, Moving into a new home, Burial, Digging a grave site | Opening for business, Temple rites |
| Feb 5 | 12/17 | Rites and offerings, Ritual bathing, Clearing and cleaning, Haircut, House cleaning, Tearing down a house, Pulling down a wall, Nothing else | Wedding, Burial |
| Feb 6 | 12/18 | Betrothal gifts, Making an agreement, Rites and offerings, Praying for blessings, Setting up incense, Moving the household altar out, Repairs and building, Setting out on a journey, Opening for business, Moving house, Moving into a new home, Breaking ground, Burial, Digging a grave site | Placing a bed, Building a stove, Building a boat, Meeting family and friends |
| Feb 7 | 12/19 | Blocking holes, Making nets, Fishing, Hunting | Wedding, Installing a door, Moving house, Moving into a new home, Burial |
| Feb 8 | 12/20 | Betrothal gifts, Rites and offerings, Praying for blessings, Setting out on a journey, Meeting family and friends, Repairs and building, Breaking ground, Moving house, Moving into a new home | Wedding, Opening for business, Burial, Digging a grave site |
| Feb 9 | 12/21 | Betrothal gifts, Wedding, Rites and offerings, Praying for blessings, Setting out on a journey, Opening for business, Meeting family and friends, Breaking ground, Digging a grave site, Opening a tomb | Moving house, Moving into a new home, Moving the household altar out, Installing a door, Burial |
| Feb 10 | 12/22 | Rites and offerings, Praying for blessings, Praying for children, Temple rites, Encoffining, Ending mourning dress, Putting on mourning dress, Moving a coffin, Burial, Opening a tomb | Wedding, Breaking ground, Consecrating an image, Roofing, Digging a grave site |
| Feb 11 | 12/23 | Betrothal gifts, Meeting family and friends, Raising pillars, Raising the roof beam, Signing a deed, Encoffining, Moving a coffin, Burial, Opening a tomb | Rites and offerings, Moving house, Moving into a new home, Breaking ground, Digging a grave site |
| Feb 12 | 12/24 | Rites and offerings, Praying for blessings, Temple rites, Setting out on a journey, Opening for business, Signing a deed, Breaking ground, Moving house, Moving into a new home, Digging a grave site, Burial | Consecrating an image, Wedding, Building a stove, Digging a well, Taking in livestock |
| Feb 13 | 12/25 | Meeting family and friends, Praying for children, Haircut, Coming-of-age rite, Making nets, Catching pests, Consecrating an image | Opening for business, Breaking ground, Burial, Digging a grave site |
| Feb 14 | 12/26 | Rites and offerings, Levelling roads, Nothing else | Wedding, Praying for blessings, Digging a well, Burial |
| Feb 15 | 12/27 | Praying for blessings, Praying for children, Temple rites, Betrothal gifts, Wedding, Felling trees, Repairs and building, Breaking ground, Moving house, Moving into a new home, Building a temple, Installing machinery, Opening for business, Encoffining, Ending mourning dress, Putting on mourning dress, Moving a coffin, Burial, Digging a grave site, Thanking the earth | Buying property, Roofing, Closing a roof ridge, Consecrating an image, Visiting the sick, Installing a door, Building a stove |
| Feb 16 | 12/28 | Starting school, Learning a craft, Setting out on a journey, Betrothal gifts, Making an agreement, Wedding, Meeting family and friends, Adding to the household, Raising livestock, Catching pests, Encoffining, Moving a coffin, Burial, Opening a tomb | Consecrating an image, Opening for business, Moving into a new home, Breaking ground, Roofing |
| Feb 17 | 12/29 | Rites and offerings, Ritual bathing, Seeing a doctor, Treating illness, House cleaning, Tearing down a house, Pulling down a wall, Clearing and cleaning, Nothing else | Moving into a new home, Opening for business, Burial |
| Feb 18 | 12/30 | Rites and offerings, Coming-of-age rite, Wedding, Demolition, Repairs and building, Breaking ground, Laying foundations, Raising the roof beam, Roofing, Moving into a new home, Opening for business, Digging a pond, Blocking holes, Encoffining, Ending mourning dress, Putting on mourning dress, Moving a coffin, Burial, Digging a grave site | Placing a bed, Planting, Treating illness, Building a stove |
| Feb 19 | 1/1 | Rites and offerings, Making nets, Encoffining, Ending mourning dress, Putting on mourning dress, Moving a coffin, Burial, Digging a grave site | Nothing else |
| Feb 20 | 1/2 | Sculpting and painting, Consecrating an image, Praying for blessings, Praying for children, Making an agreement, Betrothal gifts, Cutting cloth, Coming-of-age rite, Demolition, Repairs and building, Breaking ground, Laying foundations, Installing a door, Placing a bed, Moving house, Building a storehouse, Making nets, Taking in livestock | Felling trees, Building a stove, Burial, Fishing, Moving into a new home |
| Feb 21 | 1/3 | Rites and offerings, Ritual bathing, Consecrating an image, Sculpting and painting, Praying for blessings, Praying for children, Making an agreement, Betrothal gifts, Coming-of-age rite, Cutting cloth, Wedding, Breaking ground, Ending mourning dress, Putting on mourning dress, Moving a coffin, Digging a grave site, Opening a tomb, Setting out on a journey, Setting up a mill, Releasing water, Opening for business, Signing a deed, Trading | Burial, Raising the roof beam, Moving into a new home, Building a stove |
| Feb 22 | 1/4 | Rites and offerings, Praying for blessings, Praying for children, Thanking the gods, Cutting cloth, Placing a bed, Signing a deed, Trading, Encoffining, Ending mourning dress, Putting on mourning dress, Moving a coffin, Thanking the earth, Opening a tomb | Setting out on a journey, Wedding, Moving into a new home, Breaking ground |
| Feb 23 | 1/5 | Cutting cloth, Making bed curtains, Encoffining, Ending mourning dress, Putting on mourning dress, Meeting family and friends, Receiving money | Rites and offerings, Praying for blessings, Moving house, Wedding, Moving into a new home |
| Feb 24 | 1/6 | Rites and offerings, Temple rites, Cutting cloth, Making bed curtains, Coming-of-age rite, Making an agreement, Betrothal gifts, Wedding, Moving into a new home, Setting up incense, Thanking the earth, Encoffining, Moving a coffin, Digging a grave site, Erecting a headstone, Meeting family and friends, Setting out on a journey, Praying for blessings, Praying for children, Raising the roof beam, Releasing water | Digging a well |
| Feb 25 | 1/7 | Placing a bed, Making bed curtains, Moving into a new home, Asking a bride’s name, Betrothal gifts, Praying for children, Rites and offerings, Opening a storehouse | Temple rites, Building a stove, Burial |
| Feb 26 | 1/8 | Building a stove, Levelling roads | Rites and offerings, Praying for blessings, Burial, Installing a door, Nothing else |
| Feb 27 | 1/9 | Sculpting and painting, Consecrating an image, Thanking the gods, Temple rites, Making an agreement, Betrothal gifts, Cutting cloth, Making bed curtains, Demolition, Breaking ground, Raising the roof beam, Placing a bed, Setting up incense, Building a temple, Hanging a sign, Meeting family and friends, Adding to the household, Setting out on a journey, Repairs and building, Receiving money, Felling trees, Releasing water, Moving the household altar out, Taking in livestock, Ritual bathing, Installing a door | Roofing, Planting, Burial, Building a stove |
| Feb 28 | 1/10 | Rites and offerings, Praying for blessings, Thanking the gods, Making an agreement, Betrothal gifts, Coming-of-age rite, Cutting cloth, Making bed curtains, Wedding, Placing a bed, Moving house, Moving into a new home, Setting up incense, Encoffining, Moving a coffin, Opening a tomb, Burial, Clearing and cleaning, Fishing, Catching pests, Felling trees, Installing a door, Moving the household altar out | Planting, Breaking ground, Opening for business, Building a stove |
| Feb 29 | 1/11 | Seeing a doctor, Tearing down a house | Nothing is favoured |
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.