Chinese almanac: December 1997
| Date | Lunar date | Favours | Avoid |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 1 | 11/2 | Nothing is favoured | None |
| Dec 2 | 11/3 | Opening for business, Trading, Signing a deed, Hanging a sign, Receiving money, Consecrating an image, Setting out on a journey, Moving into a new home, Moving house, Placing a bed, Taking in livestock, Encoffining, Moving a coffin, Burial | Planting, Digging a grave site, Buying property, Rites and offerings, Wedding, Breaking ground, Building a stove, Praying for blessings |
| Dec 3 | 11/4 | Wedding, Rites and offerings, Praying for blessings, Praying for children, Consecrating an image, Setting out on a journey, Clearing and cleaning, Moving the household altar out, Demolition, Adding to the household, Moving into a new home, Moving house, Placing a bed, Planting, Breaking ground, Repairs and building, Taking in livestock, Encoffining, Burial, Erecting a headstone, Ending mourning dress, Putting on mourning dress | None |
| Dec 4 | 11/5 | Consecrating an image, Clearing and cleaning, Demolition, Repairs and building, Breaking ground, Placing a bed, Taking in livestock, Burial, Opening a tomb, Encoffining | Wedding, Opening for business, Moving the household altar out, Planting, Digging a grave site, Moving into a new home, Moving house, Setting up incense, Setting up separate homes, Digging a well, Building a stove |
| Dec 5 | 11/6 | Tearing down a house, Pulling down a wall, Nothing else | Nothing is favoured |
| Dec 6 | 11/7 | Wedding, Rites and offerings, Consecrating an image, Moving the household altar out, Setting out on a journey, Demolition, Repairs and building, Breaking ground, Clearing and cleaning, Opening for business, Trading, Signing a deed, Hanging a sign, Receiving money, Moving into a new home, Moving house, Placing a bed, Planting, Taking in livestock | Visiting the sick, Burial |
| Dec 7 | 11/8 | Coming-of-age rite, Receiving money, Digging a well, Digging a pond, Moving the household altar out, Placing a bed, Trading, Signing a deed, Hunting, Making nets, Haircut, Releasing water | Installing a door, Breaking ground, Digging a grave site, Funeral procession, Burial, Putting on mourning dress |
| Dec 8 | 11/9 | Betrothal gifts, Making an agreement, Moving house, Moving into a new home, Setting out on a journey, Installing machinery, Meeting family and friends, Rites and offerings, Praying for blessings, Temple rites, Consecrating an image, Setting up incense, Moving the household altar out, Clearing and cleaning, Seeing a doctor, Acupuncture, Treating illness, Roofing, Laying foundations, Repairs and building, Installing a door, Building a boat, Taking in livestock, Raising livestock, Moving a coffin, Encoffining, Opening a tomb, Thanking the earth, Repairing a grave, Erecting a headstone | Wedding, Breaking ground, Placing a bed, Building a bridge, Digging a well |
| Dec 9 | 11/10 | Rites and offerings, Ritual bathing, Building a stove, Receiving money, Catching pests, Hunting, Placing a bed, House cleaning | Opening for business, Temple rites, Digging a grave site, Burial |
| Dec 10 | 11/11 | Praying for blessings, Temple rites, Betrothal gifts, Making an agreement, Clearing and cleaning, Setting up scaffolding, Cutting mortises, Repairs and building, Breaking ground, Laying foundations, Raising the roof beam, Returning to the hills, Roofing, Closing a roof ridge, Digging a well, Ending mourning dress, Putting on mourning dress, Digging a grave site, Planting | Moving house, Opening for business, Moving into a new home, Burial |
| Dec 11 | 11/12 | Betrothal gifts, Making an agreement, Rites and offerings, Ritual bathing, Coming-of-age rite, Making bed curtains, Cutting cloth, Repairs and building, Breaking ground, Demolition, Moving house, Moving into a new home, Installing a door, Opening a storehouse, Building a dike, Building a toilet, Planting, Taking in livestock, Patching a wall, Blocking holes | Wedding, Praying for blessings, Consecrating an image, Digging a well, Burial, Funeral procession |
| Dec 12 | 11/13 | Making bed curtains, Cutting cloth, Training oxen and horses, Nothing else | Moving into a new home, Breaking ground, Digging a grave site, Wedding, Building a stove, Building a boat |
| Dec 13 | 11/14 | Betrothal gifts, Making an agreement, Wedding, Rites and offerings, Praying for blessings, Setting up incense, Moving the household altar out, Setting out on a journey, Meeting family and friends, Setting up a loom, Seeing a doctor, Treating illness, Clearing and cleaning, Demolition, Laying foundations, Repairs and building, Breaking ground, Setting pillar bases, House cleaning, Planting, Raising livestock, Building an animal shelter | Temple rites, Making beams, Digging a well, Funeral procession, Burial |
| Dec 14 | 11/15 | Receiving money, Opening for business, Trading, Signing a deed, Meeting family and friends, Adding to the household, Setting up a loom, Rites and offerings, Praying for blessings, Setting up incense, Moving the household altar out, Seeing a doctor, Treating illness, Repairs and building, Breaking ground, Demolition, House cleaning, Placing a bed, Planting, Raising livestock, Preparing one’s own grave, Making one’s own coffin, Encoffining, Burial, Opening a tomb | Wedding, Moving house, Moving into a new home |
| Dec 15 | 11/16 | Rites and offerings, Encoffining, Moving a coffin, Nothing else | Moving into a new home, Repairs and building, Breaking ground, Digging a grave site, Installing a door, Raising the roof beam |
| Dec 16 | 11/17 | Sculpting and painting, Consecrating an image, Making an agreement, Betrothal gifts, Cutting cloth, Coming-of-age rite, Demolition, Repairs and building, Placing a bed, Moving into a new home, Moving the household altar out, Burial, Thanking the earth, Taking up a post | Digging a well, Felling trees, Temple rites, Building a stove |
| Dec 17 | 11/18 | Rites and offerings, Sculpting and painting, Consecrating an image, Cutting cloth, Coming-of-age rite, Wedding, Betrothal gifts, Demolition, Repairs and building, Breaking ground, Raising pillars, Raising the roof beam, Placing a bed, Moving house, Moving into a new home, Setting up incense, Making nets, Catching pests, Hunting, Felling trees, Adding to the household, Releasing water | Setting out on a journey, Burial, Repairing a grave, Opening for business |
| Dec 18 | 11/19 | Rites and offerings, Seeing a doctor, Tearing down a house, Pulling down a wall, Nothing else | Nothing is favoured |
| Dec 19 | 11/20 | Rites and offerings, Praying for blessings, Temple rites, Setting out on a journey, Coming-of-age rite, Installing machinery, Moving house, Moving into a new home, Setting up incense, Placing a bed, Ending mourning dress, Putting on mourning dress, Moving a coffin, Opening a tomb | Consecrating an image, Planting, Treating illness, Installing a door, Building a stove |
| Dec 20 | 11/21 | Sculpting and painting, Temple rites, Setting out on a journey, Demolition, Clearing and cleaning, Repairs and building, Moving house, Building a boat, Encoffining, Ending mourning dress, Putting on mourning dress, Moving a coffin, Opening a tomb, Repairing a grave, Erecting a headstone, Thanking the earth | None |
| Dec 21 | 11/22 | Rites and offerings, Ritual bathing, Placing a bed, Receiving money, Hunting, Catching pests | Opening for business, Digging a grave site |
| Dec 22 | 11/23 | Making an agreement, Betrothal gifts, Rites and offerings, Praying for blessings, Repairs and building, Breaking ground, Raising the roof beam, Digging a grave site | Wedding, Building a stove |
| Dec 23 | 11/24 | Setting out on a journey, Ritual bathing, Haircut, Patching a wall, Blocking holes | Moving into a new home, Burial |
| Dec 24 | 11/25 | Training oxen and horses, Nothing else | Moving into a new home, Breaking ground, Digging a grave site |
| Dec 25 | 11/26 | Wedding, Setting out on a journey, Seeing a doctor, Treating illness, Rites and offerings, Praying for blessings, Raising the roof beam, Taking in livestock | Opening for business, Burial |
| Dec 26 | 11/27 | Opening for business, Signing a deed, Consecrating an image, Clearing and cleaning, Installing machinery, Raising the roof beam, Opening a tomb, Burial | Wedding, Praying for blessings |
| Dec 27 | 11/28 | Levelling roads, Nothing else | Nothing is favoured |
| Dec 28 | 11/29 | Praying for children, Temple rites, Sculpting and painting, Making an agreement, Betrothal gifts, Moving the household altar out, Demolition, Repairs and building, Breaking ground, Building a bridge, Installing machinery, Planting, Taking in livestock, Raising livestock, Encoffining, Ending mourning dress, Putting on mourning dress, Moving a coffin, Digging a grave site, Burial | Opening for business, Wedding |
| Dec 29 | 11/30 | Wedding, Making an agreement, Betrothal gifts, Rites and offerings, Praying for blessings, Repairs and building, Breaking ground, Moving house, Moving into a new home | Opening for business, Burial |
| Dec 30 | 12/1 | Treating illness, Tearing down a house, Pulling down a wall, Nothing else | Nothing is favoured |
| Dec 31 | 12/2 | Rites and offerings, Praying for blessings, Praying for children, Temple rites, Consecrating an image, Starting school, Making an agreement, Coming-of-age rite, Felling trees, Repairs and building, Breaking ground, Laying foundations, Releasing water, Trading, Digging a pond | Building a bridge, Installing a door, Haircut, Building a temple, Planting, Building a stove |
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.