Chinese almanac: May 1999
| Date | Lunar date | Favours | Avoid |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 1 | 3/16 | Clearing and cleaning, Tearing down a house, Nothing else | Nothing is favoured |
| May 2 | 3/17 | Wedding, Praying for blessings, Praying for children, Consecrating an image, Setting out on a journey, Clearing and cleaning, Demolition, Moving the household altar out, Opening for business, Signing a deed, Trading, Moving into a new home, Moving house, Placing a bed, Breaking ground, Digging a grave site, Thanking the earth | Rites and offerings, Encoffining, Burial, Visiting the sick |
| May 3 | 3/18 | Rites and offerings, Cutting cloth, Coming-of-age rite, Placing a bed, Trading, Signing a deed, Digging a pond, Patching a wall, Blocking holes, Encoffining, Digging a grave site, Opening a tomb, Burial, Thanking the earth, Ending mourning dress, Putting on mourning dress | Wedding, Digging a well, Visiting the sick, Opening for business, Consecrating an image, Planting |
| May 4 | 3/19 | Rites and offerings, Setting out on a journey, Training oxen and horses, House cleaning, Nothing else | Consecrating an image, Felling trees, Burial, Digging a grave site |
| May 5 | 3/20 | Rites and offerings, Praying for blessings, Praying for children, Consecrating an image, Betrothal gifts, Making an agreement, Clearing and cleaning, Planting, Taking in livestock, Raising livestock, House cleaning, Adding to the household | Repairing a grave, Building a bridge, Building a stove, Setting out on a journey, Burial, Roofing, Moving into a new home |
| May 6 | 3/21 | Consecrating an image, Setting out on a journey, Betrothal gifts, Wedding, Felling trees, Setting up scaffolding, Moving the household altar out, Demolition, Moving house, Moving into a new home, Building a temple, Building a bridge, Building a boat, Building an animal shelter, Opening for business, Encoffining, Ending mourning dress, Putting on mourning dress, Moving a coffin, Burial | None |
| May 7 | 3/22 | Adding to the household, Raising livestock, Buying property, Blocking holes, Making nets, Nothing else | Nothing is favoured |
| May 8 | 3/23 | Consecrating an image, Setting out on a journey, Wedding | Meeting family and friends, Adding to the household, Repairs and building, Breaking ground, Laying foundations, Moving house, Opening for business, Taking in livestock, Encoffining, Ending mourning dress, Putting on mourning dress, Moving a coffin, Digging a grave site, Burial, Repairing a grave, Erecting a headstone |
| May 9 | 3/24 | Wedding, Betrothal gifts, Setting out on a journey, Rites and offerings, Praying for blessings, Opening for business, Breaking ground, Moving house, Moving into a new home, Digging a grave site, Burial | Installing a door |
| May 10 | 3/25 | Wedding, Betrothal gifts, Seeing a doctor, Treating illness, Repairs and building, Breaking ground, Moving house, Moving into a new home, Digging a grave site, Burial | Opening for business, Consecrating an image |
| May 11 | 3/26 | Rites and offerings, Tearing down a house, Pulling down a wall, Nothing else | Nothing is favoured |
| May 12 | 3/27 | Wedding, Betrothal gifts, Rites and offerings, Praying for blessings, Setting out on a journey, Breaking ground, Raising the roof beam, Moving house, Moving into a new home, Digging a grave site, Burial | Temple rites |
| May 13 | 3/28 | Betrothal gifts, Rites and offerings, Praying for blessings, Opening for business, Seeing a doctor, Treating illness, Breaking ground, Taking in livestock | Wedding, Burial |
| May 14 | 3/29 | Wedding, Betrothal gifts, Setting out on a journey, Moving house, Moving into a new home | Breaking ground, Digging a grave site, Burial |
| May 15 | 4/1 | Making an agreement, Betrothal gifts, Rites and offerings, Breaking ground, Digging a grave site, Trading, Signing a deed | Wedding, Burial |
| May 16 | 4/2 | Wedding, Cutting cloth, Rites and offerings, Setting out on a journey, Placing a bed, Building a stove, Moving house, Moving into a new home, Digging a grave site, Burial | Taking up a post, Catching pests |
| May 17 | 4/3 | Blocking holes, Making nets, Nothing else | Nothing is favoured |
| May 18 | 4/4 | Wedding, Making an agreement, Betrothal gifts, Setting out on a journey, Rites and offerings, Praying for blessings, Temple rites, Breaking ground, Raising the roof beam, Digging a grave site, Burial | Moving house, Moving into a new home |
| May 19 | 4/5 | Making an agreement, Betrothal gifts, Meeting family and friends, Placing a bed, Building a stove, Building an animal shelter | Opening for business, Burial |
| May 20 | 4/6 | Ritual bathing, Levelling roads, House cleaning, Encoffining, Moving a coffin, Digging a grave site, Opening a tomb, Burial, Nothing else | Nothing is favoured |
| May 21 | 4/7 | Wedding, Rites and offerings, Praying for blessings, Praying for children, Consecrating an image, Setting out on a journey, Moving the household altar out, Demolition, Breaking ground, Raising the roof beam, Adding to the household, Moving into a new home, Moving house, Placing a bed, Installing a door, Opening for business, Trading, Signing a deed, Hanging a sign, Planting, Digging a grave site, Burial | None |
| May 22 | 4/8 | 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 |
| May 23 | 4/9 | Rites and offerings, Clearing and cleaning, Tearing down a house, Pulling down a wall, Nothing else | Nothing is favoured |
| May 24 | 4/10 | 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 |
| May 25 | 4/11 | 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 |
| May 26 | 4/12 | Making nets, Clearing and cleaning, Nothing else | Nothing is favoured |
| May 27 | 4/13 | Wedding, Rites and offerings, Praying for blessings, Praying for children, Consecrating an image, Opening for business, Trading, Signing a deed, Placing a bed, Setting out on a journey, Demolition | Taking in livestock, Moving into a new home, Moving house, Burial, Visiting the sick, Felling trees, Raising the roof beam, Installing a door, Encoffining, Breaking ground |
| May 28 | 4/14 | Wedding, Rites and offerings, Praying for blessings, Praying for children, Setting out on a journey, Moving the household altar out, Demolition, Repairs and building, Breaking ground, Moving into a new home, Moving house, Placing a bed, Building a stove, Blocking holes, Planting, Digging a grave site, Burial | Consecrating an image, Digging a well, Opening a storehouse |
| May 29 | 4/15 | Clearing and cleaning, House cleaning, Nothing else | Nothing is favoured |
| May 30 | 4/16 | Opening for business, Trading, Signing a deed, Hanging a sign, Consecrating an image, Setting out on a journey, Demolition, Adding to the household, Moving into a new home, Moving a coffin, Breaking ground, Installing a door, Raising the roof beam, Planting, Digging a grave site, Repairing a grave, Burial | Wedding, Placing a bed, Visiting the sick, Building a stove |
| May 31 | 4/17 | Adding to the household, Meeting family and friends | Blocking holes, Raising the roof beam, Breaking ground, Felling trees, Burial, Lawsuits |
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.