Chinese almanac: June 1997
| Date | Lunar date | Favours | Avoid |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 1 | 4/26 | 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 |
| Jun 2 | 4/27 | Rites and offerings, Clearing and cleaning, Tearing down a house, Pulling down a wall, Nothing else | Nothing is favoured |
| Jun 3 | 4/28 | 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 |
| Jun 4 | 4/29 | 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 |
| Jun 5 | 5/1 | Betrothal gifts, Coming-of-age rite, Seeing a doctor, Treating illness, Opening for business, Signing a deed, Repairs and building, Breaking ground, Installing machinery, Digging a grave site, Burial | Temple rites, Rites and offerings, Moving house, Moving into a new home, Raising the roof beam, Wedding |
| Jun 6 | 5/2 | Rites and offerings, Building a stove, Nothing else | Opening for business, Burial, Digging a grave site, Repairing a grave, Digging a well |
| Jun 7 | 5/3 | Rites and offerings, Praying for blessings, Praying for children, Temple rites, Setting up incense, Clearing and cleaning, Moving house, Moving into a new home, Meeting family and friends, Seeing a doctor, Treating illness, Breaking ground, Digging a grave site, Preparing one’s own grave, Making one’s own coffin | Making bed curtains, Raising the roof beam, Setting up a loom, Burial, Encoffining |
| Jun 8 | 5/4 | Wedding, Coming-of-age rite, Repairs and building, Breaking ground, Building a stove, Moving house, Moving into a new home, Patching a wall, Blocking holes, Taking in livestock, Raising livestock, Setting up scaffolding, Laying foundations, Setting pillar bases, Digging a pond, Building a boat | Praying for blessings, Consecrating an image, Digging a well, Opening for business, Burial |
| Jun 9 | 5/5 | Rites and offerings, Trading, Receiving money | Temple rites, Digging a channel, Raising the roof beam, Breaking ground, Digging a grave site |
| Jun 10 | 5/6 | Wedding, Making an agreement, Betrothal gifts, Coming-of-age rite, Meeting family and friends, Installing machinery, Making carts, Rites and offerings, Setting out on a journey, Receiving money, Moving into a new home, Setting up incense, Moving the household altar out, Starting school, Sculpting and painting, Consecrating an image, Demolition, Laying foundations, Repairs and building, Breaking ground, Raising livestock, Planting, Installing a door, Building a toilet | Funeral procession, Felling trees, Making beams, Building a stove |
| Jun 11 | 5/7 | Consecrating an image, Praying for children, Setting out on a journey, Coming-of-age rite, Wedding, Felling trees, Setting up scaffolding, Cutting mortises, Repairs and building, Moving house, Moving into a new home, Opening for business, Trading, Signing a deed, Setting up incense, Moving the household altar out, Hanging a sign, Laying foundations, Preparing one’s own grave, Making one’s own coffin, Encoffining, Ending mourning dress, Putting on mourning dress, Moving a coffin, Burial | Placing a bed, Shipping goods, Building a stove, Breaking ground, Digging a grave site |
| Jun 12 | 5/8 | Rites and offerings, Ritual bathing, Haircut, Wedding, Building a stove, Trimming nails, House cleaning, Repairing walls, Levelling roads | Temple rites, Setting out on a journey, Treating illness, Making one’s own coffin |
| Jun 13 | 5/9 | Installing machinery, Moving house, Moving into a new home, Setting out on a journey, Rites and offerings, Praying for blessings, Temple rites, Betrothal gifts, Making an agreement, Setting up incense, Moving the household altar out, Clearing and cleaning, Meeting family and friends, Repairs and building, Breaking ground, Demolition, Laying foundations, Setting pillar bases, Roofing, Placing a bed, Digging a grave site, Burial, Encoffining, Erecting a headstone | Opening for business, Felling trees, Making beams, Building a stove |
| Jun 14 | 5/10 | Rites and offerings, Ritual bathing, Catching pests, Making nets, Hunting, Fishing, Nothing else | Opening for business, Trading, Wedding, Burial, Funeral procession |
| Jun 15 | 5/11 | Tearing down a house, Pulling down a wall, Seeing a doctor, Treating illness, Hunting, Nothing else | Wedding, Moving into a new home |
| Jun 16 | 5/12 | Wedding, Setting out on a journey, Installing machinery, Rites and offerings, Sculpting and painting, Consecrating an image, Treating illness, Setting up a loom, Placing a bed, Making nets, Blocking holes, Digging a grave site, Encoffining | Opening for business, Installing a door, Digging a well, Building a stove |
| Jun 17 | 5/13 | Making an agreement, Betrothal gifts, Meeting family and friends, Adding to the household, Carving, Demolition, Repairs and building, Breaking ground, Laying foundations, Opening for business, Planting, Taking in livestock, Raising livestock, Encoffining, Ending mourning dress, Putting on mourning dress, Moving a coffin, Digging a grave site, Burial | None |
| Jun 18 | 5/14 | Rites and offerings, Catching pests, Fishing, Repairing walls, Nothing else | Nothing is favoured |
| Jun 19 | 5/15 | Wedding, Betrothal gifts, Rites and offerings, Praying for blessings, Seeing a doctor, Treating illness, Setting out on a journey, Breaking ground, Moving house, Moving into a new home | Opening for business, Installing a door |
| Jun 20 | 5/16 | Cutting cloth, Building a stove, Moving house, Moving into a new home, Taking in livestock | Wedding, Burial |
| Jun 21 | 5/17 | Rites and offerings, Encoffining, Moving a coffin, Opening a tomb, Burial | Raising the roof beam, Breaking ground, Digging a grave site |
| Jun 22 | 5/18 | Making an agreement, Betrothal gifts, Setting out on a journey, Praying for blessings, Temple rites, Placing a bed, Meeting family and friends | Moving house, Moving into a new home, Burial |
| Jun 23 | 5/19 | Wedding, Betrothal gifts, Setting out on a journey, Seeing a doctor, Treating illness, Opening for business, Moving house, Moving into a new home, Opening a tomb, Burial | Breaking ground, Digging a grave site |
| Jun 24 | 5/20 | Wedding, Rites and offerings, Ritual bathing, House cleaning, Repairing walls | Funeral procession, Burial |
| Jun 25 | 5/21 | 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 | Building a stove |
| Jun 26 | 5/22 | Making an agreement, Betrothal gifts, Setting out on a journey, Rites and offerings, Praying for blessings, Repairs and building, Breaking ground, Moving house, Moving into a new home | Opening for business, Burial |
| Jun 27 | 5/23 | Nothing is favoured | None |
| Jun 28 | 5/24 | Wedding, Making an agreement, Betrothal gifts, Rites and offerings, Praying for blessings, Encoffining, Digging a grave site, Burial | Consecrating an image, Opening for business |
| Jun 29 | 5/25 | Consecrating an image, Seeing a doctor, Treating illness, Breaking ground, Raising the roof beam, Encoffining, Digging a grave site, Burial | Wedding |
| Jun 30 | 5/26 | Rites and offerings, Planting, Nothing else | 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.