Chinese almanac: December 1998
| Date | Lunar date | Favours | Avoid |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 1 | 10/13 | 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 2 | 10/14 | Rites and offerings, Praying for blessings, Praying for children, Consecrating an image, Clearing and cleaning, Haircut, Meeting family and friends, Planting, Taking in livestock, Raising livestock, Burial, Repairing a grave, Erecting a headstone, Opening a tomb | Moving into a new home, Building a stove, Lawsuits, Moving house, Setting out on a journey, Taking up a post |
| Dec 3 | 10/15 | Rites and offerings, Ritual bathing, Making nets, Moving a coffin, Encoffining, Ending mourning dress, Putting on mourning dress | Placing a bed, Opening for business, Trading, Shipping goods, Burial, Repairing a grave, Wedding, Building a stove |
| Dec 4 | 10/16 | Clearing and cleaning, Nothing else | None |
| Dec 5 | 10/17 | Placing a bed, Rites and offerings, Digging a pond, Patching a wall, Encoffining, Moving a coffin, Digging a grave site, Opening a tomb | Moving into a new home, Moving house, Wedding, Digging a well, Building a stove, Moving the household altar out, Adding to the household, Opening for business, Consecrating an image |
| Dec 6 | 10/18 | Rites and offerings, Ritual bathing, Nothing else | None |
| Dec 7 | 10/19 | 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 8 | 10/20 | 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 9 | 10/21 | 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 10 | 10/22 | 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 11 | 10/23 | 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 12 | 10/24 | 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 13 | 10/25 | Rites and offerings, Seeing a doctor, Tearing down a house, Pulling down a wall, Nothing else | Nothing is favoured |
| Dec 14 | 10/26 | 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 15 | 10/27 | 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 16 | 10/28 | Rites and offerings, Ritual bathing, Placing a bed, Receiving money, Hunting, Catching pests | Opening for business, Digging a grave site |
| Dec 17 | 10/29 | 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 18 | 10/30 | Setting out on a journey, Ritual bathing, Haircut, Patching a wall, Blocking holes | Moving into a new home, Burial |
| Dec 19 | 11/1 | Training oxen and horses, Nothing else | Moving into a new home, Breaking ground, Digging a grave site |
| Dec 20 | 11/2 | 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 21 | 11/3 | 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 22 | 11/4 | Levelling roads, Nothing else | Nothing is favoured |
| Dec 23 | 11/5 | 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 24 | 11/6 | 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 25 | 11/7 | Treating illness, Tearing down a house, Pulling down a wall, Nothing else | Nothing is favoured |
| Dec 26 | 11/8 | 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 |
| Dec 27 | 11/9 | Clearing and cleaning, Pulling down a wall, Nothing else | Nothing is favoured |
| Dec 28 | 11/10 | Ritual bathing, Haircut, House cleaning | Felling trees, Taking in livestock, Raising the roof beam, Moving into a new home, Building a stove, Building an animal shelter, Wedding, Burial, Making beams, Building a boat, Installing a door |
| Dec 29 | 11/11 | Rites and offerings, Consecrating an image, Praying for blessings, Clearing and cleaning, Making beams, Breaking ground, Placing a bed, Digging a well, Planting, Taking in livestock, Digging a grave site, Moving a coffin | Wedding, Setting out on a journey, Taking up a post, Roofing, Encoffining, Moving into a new home, Moving house, Moving the household altar out, Adding to the household, Burial |
| Dec 30 | 11/12 | Making beams, Repairs and building, Breaking ground, Installing a door, Building a stove, Blocking holes, Digging a pond, Building a toilet, Building a dike, Patching a wall, Planting | Wedding, Praying for blessings, Digging a well, Funeral procession, Burial, Placing a bed |
| Dec 31 | 11/13 | Burial, Opening a tomb, Moving a coffin, Encoffining, Ending mourning dress, Putting on mourning dress | Nothing else |
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.