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